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Heavy rainfall in half a dozen midwest US states forced motorists to abandon their vehicles, cut power to thousands of households and closed busy roadways over the weekend. The National Weather Service issued flood watches and warnings for parts of Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois and Wisconsin. After rainfall began on Saturday in some areas forecasters predicted “repeated rounds of …

Photos: Historic flash floods hit Milwaukee as Midwest faces heavy rains threat  Axios See aftermath of severe weather, flooding in Milwaukee, Wisconsin  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Heavy rain floods underground parking, submerging cars, in West Allis  WISN Severe storms knock out power and close roads in Midwest as flooding cancels last day of Wisconsin State Fair  NBC News Heavy Rains in Wisconsin Lead to Flooding …

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Flash flooding canceled the final day of the Wisconsin State Fair on Sunday as continued heavy rainfall in half a dozen Midwest states forced motorists to abandon their vehicles, cut power to thousands of households and closed busy roadways. Organizers of the Wisconsin State Fair said they were scrapping the final day of the 11-day event after …

Strong and potentially destructive thunderstorms are expected to pummel parts of the Midwest, central Plains and Southeast this weekend, with heavy rainfall and flash flooding possible over the next couple of days. Sweeping rain and powerful wind gusts early Saturday already left more than 50,000 people without power in Nebraska, according to PowerOutage.us. More severe weather could be on the …

Smoke from Canadian wildfires hovered over several Midwestern states Saturday, bringing warnings of unhealthy air for at least the third day. Air quality alerts were in effect in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, as well as eastern Nebraska and parts of Indiana and Illinois. Forecasters said the smoky skies would remain for much of the day. Canadian environmental officials said …

It’s always hot in the summer in the U.S. Southeast, but even by the standards of Florida and the Carolinas, the steamy heat wave on tap for the region Saturday into the coming week is a little extreme. The National Weather Service issued heat advisories for a large swath of the East Coast from central Florida to Virginia through much …

Energy Department ends Biden-awarded loan for huge Midwest power line  Axios Trump administration cancels pending loan for massive power line project  Politico Department of Energy Terminates Taxpayer-Funded Financial Assistance for Grain Belt Express  Department of Energy (.gov) Trump Pulls $4.9 Billion in Financing for Contested Power Line  Bloomberg With One Call, Trump Alters the Fate of a Contested Power Project  The New York Times Source …

U.S. Northeast, Midwest face severe storms, flood threats  Axios Angry storms, ‘heat dome’ threaten to fuel dangerous weather week  Yahoo Home Heavy rain threatens flash flooding for millions across much of the US  CNN Severe weather, flash flood threat impact eastern half of US  ABC News New York City, Boston, Indianapolis among major cities threatened by severe storms, flooding rain on Sunday  FOX Weather Source …

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Much of the Upper Midwest on Saturday was dealing with swaths of unhealthy air because of drifting smoke from Canadian wildfires, covering the northern region of the U.S. at a time when people want to be enjoying lakes, trails and the great outdoors. Most of Minnesota and parts of Montana, North Dakota and Wisconsin were ranked …

A fire near the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona has grown more than 20 times in size in 24 hours as an intensifying wildfire season sees the return of Canadian wildfire smoke into the U.S. The White Sage Fire, located in Kaibab National Forest, has forced hundreds to evacuate. It has scorched over 20,000 acres and hasn’t been contained, …