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A slowly advancing storm system is releasing up to eight inches of rain on the Southern Plains over a span of 12 hours, leading to flash flood emergencies in Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas. The National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center has issued a Slight Risk of Excessive Rainfall for the area overnight on Wednesday, with meteorologists alerting that conditions are expected to deteriorate by Thursday morning. Rivers in eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas are already experiencing flooding. The Arkansas River is under close observation due to the risk of levee overtopping.
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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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