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Widespread flooding in the Upper Midwest was blamed for at least one death in Wisconsin, following heavy rainfall. A state of emergency was declared in northern Wisconsin on Monday and a disaster declaration was issued in northern Michigan. (June 19)

Media: Associated Press

ASHLAND, Wis. (AP) — Authorities have attributed two deaths in Wisconsin and one in Michigan to storms and flooding.

The Sawyer County Sheriff's Department says severe thunderstorms in Wisconsin toppled a large oak tree onto a camper Sunday on Lake Chetac, killing a man inside and leaving a woman and two young children with non-life threatening injuries. The man is identified as 55-year-old James Pluff, of Redwood Falls, Minnesota.

The storms and flooding also caused the death of a 75-year-old man whose body was found Sunday not far from his pickup truck along a flooded road in Wisconsin's Ashland County.

Relentless rain also caused flash flooding in Minnesota and Michigan where sections of roads and highways washed away. A 12-year-old Houghton boy died Monday night of injuries suffered when flooding in Michigan's western Upper Peninsula on Sunday caused the basement of his home to collapse, trapping him in the debris.

  • This photo provided by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation shows flash flooding along Wisconsin Highway 35 over Black River in Pattison State Park in Douglas County, Wis., on Monday, June 18, 2018. The National Weather Service has since extended a flood warning through Thursday for northwestern Wisconsin and neighboring areas in Minnesota. (Wisconsin Department of Transportation via AP) Photo: AP / Wisconsin Department of Transportation
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This photo provided by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation shows flash flooding along Wisconsin Highway 35 over Black River in Pattison State Park in Douglas County, Wis., on Monday, June 18, 2018. The National Weather Service has since extended a flood warning through Thursday for northwestern Wisconsin and neighboring areas in Minnesota. (Wisconsin Department of Transportation via AP) less
This photo provided by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation shows flash flooding along Wisconsin Highway 35 over Black River in Pattison State Park in Douglas County, Wis., on Monday, June 18, 2018. The ... more
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In this photo taken June 17, 2018, people view where a Taco Bell drive-through caved in and washed away after heavy rains and flooding in Houghton, Mich. Widespread flooding in the Upper Midwest was blamed for at least one death in Wisconsin, while officials in northern Michigan were assessing damage from flash-flooding that washed out roads, damaged businesses and created dozens of sinkholes. (David Archambeau/The Daily Mining Gazette via AP) less
In this photo taken June 17, 2018, people view where a Taco Bell drive-through caved in and washed away after heavy rains and flooding in Houghton, Mich. Widespread flooding in the Upper Midwest was blamed for ... more
Photo: David Archambeau, AP
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This Sunday, June 17, 2018, photo provided by the Minnesota Department of transportation shows Minnesota Highway 23 damaged by flash flooding at the south fork Nemadji River crossing near Wrenshall, Minn. The National Weather Service has since extended a flood warning through Thursday for northwestern Wisconsin and neighboring areas in Minnesota. (Chris Cheney/Minnesota Department of Transportation via AP) less
This Sunday, June 17, 2018, photo provided by the Minnesota Department of transportation shows Minnesota Highway 23 damaged by flash flooding at the south fork Nemadji River crossing near Wrenshall, Minn. The ... more
Photo: Chris Cheney, AP
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This Sunday, June 17, 2018, photo provided by the Minnesota Department of Transportation shows Minnesota Highway 23 damaged by flash flooding at the south fork Nemadji River crossing near Wrenshall, Minn. The National Weather Service has since extended a flood warning through Thursday for northwestern Wisconsin and neighboring areas in Minnesota. (Chris Cheney/Minnesota Department of Transportation via AP) less
This Sunday, June 17, 2018, photo provided by the Minnesota Department of Transportation shows Minnesota Highway 23 damaged by flash flooding at the south fork Nemadji River crossing near Wrenshall, Minn. The ... more
Photo: Chris Cheney, AP
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This photo provided by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation shows Ashland County Highway G damaged by flash flooding on Monday, June 18, 2018, near Ashland, Wis. The National Weather Service has since extended a flood warning through Thursday for northwestern Wisconsin and neighboring areas in Minnesota. (Wisconsin Department of Transportation via AP) less
This photo provided by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation shows Ashland County Highway G damaged by flash flooding on Monday, June 18, 2018, near Ashland, Wis. The National Weather Service has since ... more
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In this photo taken June 17, 2018, Agate Street is washed out wth dirt and debris covering the vehicles in Houghton, Mich. Widespread flooding in the Upper Midwest was blamed for at least one death in Wisconsin, while officials in northern Michigan were assessing damage from flash-flooding that washed out roads, damaged businesses and created dozens of sinkholes. (David Archambeau/The Daily Mining Gazette via AP) less
In this photo taken June 17, 2018, Agate Street is washed out wth dirt and debris covering the vehicles in Houghton, Mich. Widespread flooding in the Upper Midwest was blamed for at least one death in ... more
Photo: David Archambeau, AP
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