A number of towns across Iowa's northwest and north-central regions were evacuated over the weekend as torrential rains swelled rivers and caused widespread flooding. Sioux County's Rock Valley, home to around 4,000 people, suffered severe flooding after a levee breach—official measurements showed the river cresting more than a foot above record levels (see data).
Many residents remain cut off from power and water treatment facilities. Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) declared a state of emergency and requested expedited federal aid.
Separately, much of the eastern US endured high temperatures and humidity, with more than 100 million Americans under either a heat warning or heat advisory over the weekend. Thermometers reached the upper 90s along the I-95 corridor from Virginia to the Northeast, with Washington, DC, reaching triple digits. The heat is expected to recede toward the latter half of the week.
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