The Milwaukee area received some of the worst of flooding across the Midwest over the weekend, breaking records and causing the cancelation of the final day of the Wisconsin State Fair on Sunday. Continued heavy rainfall in half-a-dozen Midwest states forced motorists to abandon their vehicles,

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee area began drying out Monday after weekend rain hit unofficial state records of more than 14 inches (36 centimeters) in less than 24 hours, leading multiple rivers to flood at record-high levels, washing out vehicles, flooding basements and cutting power to thousands of homes.

Milwaukee County was under a state of emergency Sunday as several roads were blocked off and neighbors impacted by flooding tried to salvage what's left after what's being called a historic rainfall.