Page 736 - Flash Flooding News Today

Fine. so it just depends on where you are. >> we can see garret tinny live in south carolina near myrtle beach. what is the flooding like there, garret? >> reporter: a lot of the flooding thus far is from the flash flooding during the rain fall. well a lot of that is going down now. this is river flooding. this is still rising. back here is a neighborhood we cannot get back to because of how high the waters are. these guys are coming out of that neighborhood using a canoe. and a lot of homes are...

There. residents, flooding threat not over yet even as the rain subsides. plus look at these numbers. this is the actual ticket and winning numbers from last weeks $310 million powerball jackpot. the lucky person expected to hold a news conference next hour. we dont know if it is going to be from the south of france via teleconference, but well wrach watch it for you on msnbc. im meteorologist bill karins. the images are still coming in from south carolina from the historic rains that fell i...

Actually rescued by boat so they had to make some very quick and very tough decisions including the decision what do i take with me? >> the water, is it receding yet? >> it is definitely receding here in the capital. the real danger is what happens further downstream? the governor has warned that the next 36 hours could be critical. right now ten dams from collapsed inside the state. so thats going to put pressure owe o -- these failed dams are going to put pressure on the dams below. a real con...

Joaquin moving away to pull moisture as well. its a quieter picture. we need the dry picture across the carolinas to allow water to exit the states. flooding is on going. we do have a concern for dams that could be breached or threatens next couple days. river flooding along areas in eastern south carolina. some rivers are not even forecast to crest until the next couple of days. some as late as sunday morning. so this will continue to be a story well keep an eye on across south carolina with mo...

Dropped him off at a nearby beach. there was a flash flooding in the french riviera over the weekend. 6.7 inches of rain poured into the region. numerous cars and trucks piled up in the streets. at least 16 people have been killed and 22,000 homes have no electricity. check out this cute french bulldog, take on two bears, yes, you heard me right, the intruders climbed into this property in monrovia, california, friday. they were no match for this feisty little fella who scared them off. dont...

Last hour, they are saying in king street, a little small town right off of i-95 and towards the coast, this is now about a five to six square mile area they are evacuating. getting everyone out of there. the creek that goes through there is going to be at house levels from now through about friday. a lot of the water that fell up state in the columbia area, sumter, all has to flow down this way. our estimates here, they even put it themselves right around 19 to 20 inches of rain. thats one area...

Go. to stores and buy it and the stores are closed. were setting up water distribution sites. . >> theres a a federal disaster declaration signed by president obama signed over the weekend. that should bring some relief here to the area. we understand other resources from neighboring states are being brought in here to help out. also national guard troops are at the ready in case they need to do more air lifts. already 25 of those in the area. the big concern and youre talking about it, staying ...

Of it. parts of the state swamped by 18 inches of rain or more in a single 24-hour period. >> almost hard to imagine. >> catastrophic flash flooding with more rain in the forecast. lets get the forecast from meteorologist pedram javaheri. >> one of the more remarkable rain events across the united states. you have to go back to 1979 with hurricane claudette dropping 29 inches. that took place in southern texas. and hurricane allison dropped 37 inches. now south carolina indirectly related to joa...

Submerged and under water. and you see the cars that have tried to make this road, make it pass through this road. its not a good idea. simply just a really bad situation here at this intersection. if we can say there is good news, the water level has slowly receded but there are plenty of impacted residents dealing with this hour by hour. this storm not letting up. thats part of the problem. this water has not had the time to recede. some of the local university of south carolina students, jim ...

Thats incredible! widespread 10 to 20-inch totals from columbia south wards down to the coast especially. now we are done with the coastal flooding which left millions of dollar in damage from the jersey shore all the way down the carolinas. now were dealing with the flash flooding. river flooding will last though until at least wednesday or thursday of this week. thank you, bill. im joined by the mayor of south carolina, stephen benjamin. mayor, thank you for your time. it is incredibly dif...