00:00A weather emergency is unfolding right now across the Southern Plains, and it's moving fast.
00:05A slow-moving storm is dropping up to 8 inches of rain in just 12 hours across Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri,
00:13and Arkansas.
00:14The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency overnight.
00:18Rivers in eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas are already at flood stage and rising.
00:23The Arkansas River is being closely watched for potential levy overtopping,
00:28an event that would threaten dozens of communities downstream.
00:32Meteorologists say conditions will continue deteriorating through Thursday morning.
00:36Emergency management officials are ordering voluntary evacuations in low-lying areas near the Arkansas and Vertigris River systems.
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