Flood warnings and advisories have been declared across nine states as storms are forecast for multiple parts of the country.
Multiple alerts have been issued for different parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri, Texas and Louisiana.
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Many apply for several days in a row, up until Thursday in some areas, with several starting on Sunday and a few others beginning on Monday.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has warned that most flood-related deaths take place in vehicles.
So the agency has asked folks to be especially careful when driving over the next few days and "turn around" if it comes to a choice to drive through flood water.
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"Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding," NWS said. "Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas."
"Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles," NWS said.
Cities affected by the warnings include St. Paul and Hastings in Minnesota, affected by the Mississippi River, and Fort Worth/Dallas, in Texas, Rock Island, Illinois and Davenport, Iowa.
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The NWS said "warm, moist air" flowing northward of a low pressure/frontal system pushing eastward will "help to lead to the chance for some storms along and ahead of an eastward moving cold front."
It went on: "A Slight Risk of severe weather remains in place for portions of northern Minnesota/Wisconsin for the threat of some damaging winds and large hail."
"The chance for some more widespread/organized convection and locally heavy downpours may lead to an isolated instance or two of flash flooding a well.
"Monsoon-like conditions will persist over the Southwest through at least Monday, with daily shower and thunderstorm chances.
"Anomalously high moisture over the region will lead to some locally heavy downpours and an isolated risk for flash flooding. Daily storm chances will also persist over Florida and south Texas."
The warning comes after multiple states have been suffering through intense heatwaves, including West Virginia, Ohio, California, New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Delaware, Kentucky, Connecticut and Arizona.
Sunday was set to see a respite for the Midwest as the exceptional heat transitions to the East.
NWS meteorologist Chris Roller told Newsweek that an approaching cold front will help lower temperatures in northern Indiana, far-south Michigan and western Ohio
Heat is forecast to worsen for the Central U.S. on Tuesday, but by Wednesday and Thursday most of the worst of the heat will have moved out of the affected areas.
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