▁and ▁Vern on ▁count ies ▁were ▁declared ▁federal ▁dis aster ▁areas . ▁ ▁In ▁Mad ison , ▁a ▁mother ▁and ▁daughter ▁waiting ▁for ▁a ▁Mad ison ▁Metro ▁bus ▁were ▁elect roc uted ▁when ▁light ning ▁struck ▁a ▁power ▁line ▁and ▁caused ▁it ▁to ▁fall ▁onto ▁a ▁flo oded ▁street ▁on ▁which ▁they ▁were ▁standing , ▁while ▁another ▁child ▁was ▁injured . ▁A ▁passenger ▁on ▁the ▁bus ▁was ▁killed , ▁and ▁the ▁driver ▁was ▁injured , ▁both ▁having ▁been ▁shock ed ▁after ▁coming ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁bus ▁to ▁help . ▁ ▁Before ▁this ▁tor r ential ▁rain ▁and ▁flo oding ▁event , ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁moder ate ▁to ▁severe ▁dr ought ▁that ▁had ▁pers isted ▁until ▁mid - August . ▁Although ▁the ▁southern ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁received ▁abund ant ▁precip itation , ▁an ▁upper - level ▁high ▁pressure ▁r idge ▁centered ▁in ▁Quebec ▁caused ▁a ▁cut - off ▁of ▁precip itation ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁leaving ▁much ▁of ▁northern ▁Wisconsin ▁and ▁Upper ▁Michigan ▁with ▁continued ▁dr ought ▁conditions . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Flo ods ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States : ▁ 2 0 0 1 - present ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Minnesota ▁weather ▁records ▁ ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁Er in ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Am ateur ▁video ▁of ▁a ▁flash ▁flo od ▁in ▁a ▁resident ial ▁area ▁– ▁Min ne apolis ▁Star ▁Trib une ▁ ▁Flo oding ▁at ▁the ▁Far ns worth ▁House , ▁Land marks ▁Pres ervation ▁Council ▁of ▁Illinois , ▁includes ▁photo ▁slide ▁show . ▁