Flooding from heavy rains sweeping across the Midwest has killed at least one person in Missouri, prompted numerous rescues and blocking roadways.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a 72-year-old woman drowned despite her husband’s efforts to save her as their vehicle was swept away by rushing waters Saturday near Clever in southwest Missouri.

The patrol says her body and the vehicle were found after waters receded. An online incident report on the MSHP’s Web site identifies the victim as Madelaine Krueger, 72, of Billings, Montana.

The state reported nearly 100 evacuations and nearly three dozen rescues by late afternoon. Missouri Governor Eric Greitens declared a State of Emergency.

The Missouri Dept. of Transportation Traveler Information Map was littered with flooding symbols across the southern half of the state on Sunday. Transportation officials also warned of several impending closures on major highways.

The National Weather Service reported major flooding at more than two dozen river gauges in Missouri in the agency’s North Central and Lower Mississippi regions by Sunday morning.

Severe storms that moved across Arkansas are blamed for at least one death there. Police say 65-year-old Julia Schwede was killed when a tree was blown into her home.

The storms were among several in parts of the South and Midwest. In Texas, at least four people were killed in a series of tornadoes that left a trail of overturned vehicles, mangled trees and damaged homes.

(Staff and wire service reports)