Rescue workers and emergency crews are responding to life-threatening flash flooding in the wake of record rainfall in Wisconsin, and more rain is in the forecast for Sunday night, officials said.

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.

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 c