00:00Life-threatening flash floods are developing across eight American states right now.
00:04The National Weather Service has issued excessive rainfall warnings.
00:09From Texas through Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Nebraska, New Mexico, Missouri, and Arkansas.
00:16Rainfall rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour are overwhelming drainage systems and forcing emergency road closures.
00:23Officials in Texas and Oklahoma are sending urgent alerts.
00:27Do not drive through flooded roads.
00:30It only takes 6 inches of water to sweep a vehicle away.
00:34The flood threat extends through the weekend with multiple storm systems expected to stack over already saturated ground.
00:42The Ohio Valley faces an additional storm around Saturday afternoon.
00:46Emergency managers are calling this a multi-day flood emergency.
00:50Do not plan outdoor activities in these states this weekend without checking forecasts every few hours.
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