New Delhi, June 9 -- More than 88 million people across the middle of the United States could be impacted by flooding as severe weather threatens multiple states in the Midwest and northern Plains, according to forecasts.

CBS News reported that roughly two dozen flash floods were reported on Monday across Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.

Additionally, flood watches remained in place until Tuesday morning for large areas of the Midwest, including most of Missouri and Illinois, with some extending farther south through Tennessee and into northern Alabama and Georgia. Flood watches are issued when weather conditions indicate that flooding is possible but not guaranteed and affect roughly 20 million people.

According to the Nation...