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A rapidly advancing storm system is affecting 12 states, spanning from the Central Plains to the Ohio Valley and extending into the Northeast today, June 22. The National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center has issued a Moderate Risk for excessive rainfall throughout the Central Plains and Middle Mississippi Valley overnight, with a Slight Risk covering the Southern Plains to the Northeast through Tuesday. Meteorologists caution about the potential for hazardous flash flooding, as additional rainfall of 1 to 4 inches is expected in regions already drenched by Tropical Storm Arthur. The storm system prompted severe thunderstorm warnings, with wind gusts reaching 70mph in Kansas and Colorado yesterday.

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00:00A new round of dangerous storms is hitting 12 states right now.

00:03From Kansas and Colorado through the Ohio Valley and into the Northeast,

00:09the National Weather Service issued a moderate risk of life-threatening flash flooding for the

00:13central plains overnight, with a slight risk stretching to the Northeast through Tuesday.

00:18Kansas saw 70-mile-per-hour wind gusts at dawn, damaging roofs and downing power lines from

00:24Hiawatha to Harper County. Colorado recorded golf-ball-sized hail near Greeley. The Ohio

00:31Valley is now bracing for one to four additional inches of rainfall on top of ground already

00:36saturated from Tropical Storm Arthur. That combination dramatically increases flash flooding

00:41danger. The NWS warns that urban areas are most at risk. Even moderate rain over a short period can

00:49turn streets into rivers today. From the plains to the Atlantic coast, 12 states are on alert

00:54this morning.

Intense Storms Impact 12 States — Flooding Threat Today

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