MILWAUKEE — 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.

The 2025 Wisconsin State Fair ended on a soggy note as flooding and storms led officials to decide to shut the fair down on its final day. Following flooding in southern Wisconsin, fair-goers could be seen leaving from the fair Saturday night by wading through floodwaters that were reported to

The Milwaukee area received some of the worst of flooding across the Midwest over the weekend, breaking records and causing the cancelation of the final day of the Wisconsin State Fair on Sunday. Continued heavy rainfall in half-a-dozen Midwest states forced motorists to abandon their vehicles,