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Areas. nonetheless, this is just yet another indication how tense this could all be and how dangerous because of the work. best situation could be a low level leak if there was a nuclear strike. the worst-case scenario according to experts is a nuclear melt down. >> the worst case an understatement. as much as 7 inches of rain could fall in some regions raising concerns of flash flooding. i want to bring in meteorologist gene norman. whos most at risk with these warnings? >> phil, people in utah...

Good morning, everyone. and welcome to your "new day." it is sunday, august 21st. im amara walker. >> good morning. amara. im boris sanchez. thank you for spending part of your morning with us. it is a brand-new week. and there is plenty to get to, including this extreme weather threat across the southern plains. more than 12 million people under flood watches as they wake up today. >> yeah, officials in moab city, utah, blocked off streets, closed down hiking trails, and have told people to avo...

Under flood watches. >> yeah yesterdays search and rescue crews were out looking for a missing person in utahs zion national park. rangers say hikers were being swept off their feet by flash flooding on the virgin river. rescue teams were out in the mojave county area of arizona after rushing water washed out roads and trapped vehicles across that region. cnn meteorologist allison chinchar is live for us at the cnn weather center. how long are we expecting this threat to last? >> it is going to ...

Of arkansas as well as louisiana, but then as we start the workweek, youll see more of that rain push into mississippi and alabama and continue off to the east. look at all of the yellows, the oranges, the red color that you see on the map. widespread. youre talking 3 to 5 inches of rain. but there will be some spots that could pick up 8, 9, even 10 inches of rain. i will point out that some of these areas in texas desperately need rain. youre looking at a list of the top ten driest years to dat...

Several rivers and streams in New Mexico reached or neared historic levels due to heavy rain and flooding in eastern New Mexico.

The rain. youre looking at a map of some areas in the top ten driest years to date. they need the rain. but if you get 10 inches you want that spread out over two weeks or two months, not two days. and thats the concern we have. thats why there is the potential for the flash flood threat, especially for this yell yes and red area that you see here because it is all of the rain, boris and amara, but in a short period of time. thats going to lead to some areas dealing with flash flooding, especial...

Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in eastern Afghanistan and neighboring parts of Pakistan left dozens of people dead overnight.

We have people willing to share. to me it is a no brainer. those who want to share will do and share with them and welcome them. those who dont want they wont so well do it. thats the bottom line. theres enough good people in america able. we are in the richest country of the world. we can do it. >> alexander, an important group playing an important role. thank you for your time. >> thank you. in new mexico, more than 100 people have been rescued from carlsbad caverns national park after flash...

Freed and congressman charlie crist about their plans to flip the state blue. millions of americans across the southwest are under flood watches this weekend as heavy rainfall hits several states in the region. the city of moab, utah, experiencing severe flooding with several streets completely submerged. leading to officials to warn residents to avoid several areas. and search and rescue operation was launched at zion national park in utah after reports that hackers are being sort of their feet...

"The rushing waters were so loud, you couldn't hear anything else," said Juan Piñeda, a Benson, Arizona resident. Parts of the southwest still recovering from extreme storms in the last few days are once again filling sandbags and bracing for another round. "It's likely going to be one of the bigger events this season," said Rob Howlett, who works at the National Weather Service in Tuscon.