In order to clarify who was actually missing, state and local officials worked to verify the status of each individual who had been reported missing.

Authorities determined that three people are still missing from the floods, a sharp drop from the approximately 100 people authorities had previously said were unaccounted for.

Even in places where the floods have let up, the storm isn’t over: Floods can lead to excess deaths long after the actual event. “The health impacts of flooding aren’t just immediate,” wrote Katelyn Jetelina last week in her newsletter, Your Local Epidemiologist. “They often unfold over weeks and months.”