Severe Rain Hazard Expands to 12 Additional States This Weekend

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The National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center has issued a warning about a new threat of significant rainfall and flooding that will affect 12 more states this weekend, spanning from the Central Plains to the Midwest, Ohio Valley, Northeast, and Mid-Atlantic regions. Meteorologists indicate that Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia may experience heavy rain and localized flooding into early next week. This threat follows the ongoing flooding emergency along the Gulf Coast, raising alarms about consecutive weather crises impacting millions of Americans. Authorities advise residents to keep an eye on NOAA updates and to prepare for swiftly changing weather conditions.

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00:00while the Gulf Coast battles its worst flooding in years.

00:03Federal forecasters are already warning about the next major rain threat,

00:07and it's targeting 12 more states.

00:10The Weather Prediction Center says this weekend through early next week.

00:14A significant flooding threat will emerge across the central plains.

00:18The Midwest, the Ohio Valley, and the Northeast, Missouri, Kansas,

00:25Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio are first in line.

00:30Then, the threat shifts east toward Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey,

00:36Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.

00:40This is not the same storm.

00:42It's a second system riding in behind the Gulf Coast disaster.

00:46For Americans already thinking the worst is over, that may not be true.

00:50A relentless pattern of excessive rainfall.

00:53Looks set to grip a huge swath of the country.

00:56Through at least next Tuesday.

00:58Prepare early. This is the warning.

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