Midwestern governors declared states of emergency as severe weather and heavy rain affected parts of the region Friday.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers blamed "warm temperatures and rain" for melting snow and ice that's contributing to flooding.
Earlier this week the storm became what forecasters describe as a bombogenesis, or a bomb cyclone, where a front drops 24 millibars, or units of atmospheric pressure, in less than 24 hours. “Many residents and communities across our state have been responding to flooding that has impacted homes, businesses, and cities and towns across Wisconsin," Evers said in a statement."The warm temperatures and rain the last few days have caused much of the heavy snowpack and ice to melt resulting in flooding, ice jams, and rivers and creeks to rise."
In Kansas, Gov. Laura Kelly issued a state of emergency for Doniphan County where communities were also dealing with flooding.
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