The governor activated emergency operations procedures after the deaths on Tuesday after days of heavy rainfall, flash flooding and tornadoes.

Flash flooding in Missouri has claimed five lives, including two poll workers who died when their vehicles were swept away in the southern part of the state.

Two poll workers in Missouri died during extreme flooding early Tuesday, officials said. The man and woman drowned after their vehicle was swept off a highway in Wright County in floodwaters, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The incident was reported around 4:30 a.m. local time near Beaver Creek.

At least one person was killed Tuesday after torrential rainfall led to flash flooding in eastern Missouri, impacting transportation and making it challenging for some St. Louis voters to reach their polling place.

Voters in Missouri are feeling the wrath of floods throughout the state as they attempt to cast their ballots for the presidential election.

At Lambert airport, the National Weather Service said 3.25 inches of rain had fallen between midnight and 6 a.m. Rains should move out of the St. Louis area by the

St. Charles County Director of Elections Kurt Bahr asked all voters to try and keep their ballots dry while filling them out in person. The ballots are reportedly getting wet as p

Soggy weather soaking the St. Louis region is expected to continue off and on through Tuesday morning — when polls are open on Election Day.