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In Missouri, flood watches and warnings were posted in waterlogged counties trying to clean up from last week's flooding, KSDK-TV, St. Louis, said.

Severe storms were forecast through Friday along the edge of heat percolating north from the Gulf of Mexico, AccuWeather.com reported. Flood and flash flood alerts were in effect from eastern Nebraska into western Illinois.

The storms ended a 10-day relatively dry spell in the Midwest, forecasters said. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, slammed by recent flooding, received no rain last week after getting 8 inches in the first 15 days in June.

Flooding damaged or shut down many wastewater treatment plants, AccuWeather.com said.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources spokesman Chuck Corell said the Cedar Rapids treatment plant sustained the most damage, adding crews haven't been able to assess damage at a plant in Burlington because it is still under water.

More than 10 flood cleanup workers in Cedar Rapids were taken to the hospital for treatment for possible carbon monoxide inhalation, The (Cedar Rapids) Gazette reported.

In Lincoln County, Mo., officials continued to watch its only earthen levee still intact along the Mississippi River.

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