爱荷华州和南达科他州的暴雨和洪水迫使罗克谷的居民撤离，高速公路关闭，创纪录的高温也影响了 1.05 亿人的生活。 Heavy rain and flooding in Iowa and South Dakota forced evacuations in Rock Valley and closed highways amidst record-breaking heat affecting 105 million people.
由于连续数周的强降雨，爱荷华州部分地区发生洪水，迫使居民撤离，由于罗克河水位达到极限，罗克谷的 4,200 名居民被要求离开家园。 Due to weeks of heavy rain, flooding in parts of Iowa forced evacuations, with Rock Valley's 4,200 residents told to leave their homes as the Rock River reached capacity. 洪水还导致南达科他州东南部和爱荷华州西北部的高速公路关闭。 Flooding also closed highways in southeastern South Dakota and northwestern Iowa. 与此同时，美国遭遇创纪录的高温，约1500万人受到高温警告，另有9000万人受到高温预警，导致紧急服务和公用事业资源紧张。 Simultaneously, the U.S. experienced record-breaking heat, with approximately 15 million people under a heat warning and another 90 million under a heat advisory, causing strained resources for emergency services and utilities.