00:00A monster cold front is tearing through the heart of America right now.
00:03And NOAA says the worst is still coming.
00:06Weather Prediction Center forecasters issued a slight-risk flash flood outlook
00:11for 12 Midwest and Great Plains states, valid through Thursday.
00:15The danger isn't one storm.
00:17It's multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms stacking on top of each other,
00:22pounding the same areas again and again.
00:24Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, and the Dakotas are all in the bullseye.
00:30Damaging winds, large hail, and flash flooding capable of cutting off roads are all on the table.
00:36Urban areas face the highest risk.
00:38Any major rain event over a city could overwhelm drainage fast.
00:43Emergency managers are urging everyone in the corridor from the Dakotas down through the Ohio Valley
00:49to stay plugged into local alerts.
00:51Do not wait for floodwaters.
00:53If you see water on a road, turn around.
00:55This system moves east by Friday, bringing the threat to Appalachian communities next.
01:01Stay ready.
01:02Stay ready.
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