Parts of southern Wisconsin have been dealing with flooding for days, and President Bush declared disasters in five counties there Saturday.
West of Milwaukee in Summit, authorities on Saturday found a man's body near his vehicle on a flooded road, but it was unclear whether the death was flood-related.
Motorists traveling in southern Wisconsin were forced to take circuitous paths to stay out of the deepening pools of water on roads.
State officials are discouraging drivers from venturing into south-central Wisconsin because of the many flooded state and local highways.
People traveling from the Twin Cities to Chicago were advised to take Interstate 94 to state Hwy. 29, across to Interstate 43 in Green Bay and south to I-94 through Milwaukee.
Those traveling from Chicago to the North Woods were encouraged to use I-94 to I-43, then Hwy. 29 to I-39.
Law enforcement authorities in several counties simply urged people to stay off the roads and avoid the flooded city streets.
"If they're not coming as a volunteer sandbagger or whatever, we really want people to stay out of Jefferson," said Paul Milbrath, the Jefferson County sheriff.
