Flash Flood Crisis: Over 17 Million Americans in Danger from Texas to Mississippi

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A state of emergency due to flash floods has been issued across Gulf Coast states, affecting more than 17 million residents from Texas to Mississippi. The storm system has already resulted in water rescues in Shreveport, Louisiana, led to the closure of interstate ramps in Mississippi, and stranded cars in San Antonio, Houston, and Waco. On Tuesday, the National Weather Service cautioned that the highest risk of flooding is situated along a frontal boundary in central Louisiana and southeast Mississippi, where extensive rainfall could lead to life-threatening situations. This system is anticipated to develop into Tropical Storm Arthur prior to making landfall.

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00:00Flash flood emergency. Those three words are now covering more than 17 million Americans from Texas

00:06to Mississippi this morning. The National Weather Service has issued flood watches from Corpus

00:11Christi, Texas, all the way to Macomb, Mississippi. In Shreveport, Louisiana, rescue crews have been

00:18pulling people from floodwaters overnight. In San Antonio and Houston, drivers abandon their

00:24vehicles in rising water. Interstate 10 and 110 ramps in Mississippi have been completely closed.

00:30This system is not weakening. Forecasters say it is organizing into what may become Tropical Storm

00:36Arthur by tonight. Five states are in the danger zone. If you are in coastal Texas, Louisiana,

00:43or Mississippi, do not drive through flooded roads. Six inches of moving water can knock a person down.

00:49Two feet can sweep away a car. Act now.

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