00:00The same storm system driving the six-day tornado siege
00:03is now producing catastrophic flash flooding across the central United States.
00:08And the death toll is rising.
00:10The National Weather Service has issued flash flood emergencies
00:13across Kansas, Missouri, and Iowa,
00:16as rivers already swollen from weeks of above-normal rainfall
00:20are breaching levees at multiple points.
00:23The Missouri River has surpassed major flood stage near Kansas City,
00:27forcing mandatory evacuations of thousands of residents in low-lying neighborhoods.
00:32In Iowa, the Des Moines River has overrun flood barriers in at least three counties.
00:38Rainfall totals of 8 to 12 inches in under 48 hours
00:42have overwhelmed drainage systems in communities already in drought just weeks ago.
00:47That rapid transition, from drought to deluge,
00:50is a hallmark of the increasingly volatile climate pattern forecasters warned about this spring.
00:56The National Weather Service urges all residents in flood-warned areas
01:00to not drive through flooded roads.
01:03Turn around, don't drown.
01:05It remains the leading cause of flood-related deaths in the United States.
01:09are closed-warned areas in the United States.
01:09The National Weather Service urges all delegates in the U.S.
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