Page 809 - Flash Flooding News Today

A different kind of danger than the one we were just alluding to. >> a much more serious danger across parts of colorado. out there it doesnt take much rain to produce flooding like you saw on your screen. were talking about one, two inches of rain that could produce widespread flash flooding and were looking at more storms possible for today. a very unfortunate situation across parts of colorado especially areas that have had to previously deal with wildfires. thats something to keep in mind. t...

>> shannon: crews battling a raging fire in southern california expect to have the blaze fully contained by this evening. its already burned 30 square miles east of los angeles. one person is confirmed dead, three others still missing after flash flooding and mudslides near colorado springs. check out the damage there. authorities say they found a 53-year-old mans body in the debris from a mudslide that shut down part of a highway on friday. this was the very same area hit hard last year by the ...

We were so happy. >> shell be in the hospital for a bit and i imagine when they feel the time is right well be able to speak with her. >> and since she will be in the hospital, the grandparents put some personal items in her room to make her feel more at home. they are planning a celebration for the 16-year-old when she returns. >> the deadly flash flooding in colorado. heavy rains pounded parts of the state turning streets in manitou springs, sweeping away everything in their path including car...

Region, the water just has no place to go, so the possibility for flash flooding not only yesterday but through the new work week as well. taking a look, we could see some scattered thunderstorms with heavy downpours. people are urged to stay alert. as shannon mentioned, not only the colorado area but across the central u.s., the potential for flash flooding as well as large hail, damaging winds, and even isolated tornadoes in this area that you see in yellow. were also keeping a very close eye ...

Rain comes down, it doesnt have anything to grip onto. thats what led to the flash flooding and the mud slides. the midwest, its a little different story there. yes, were talking still heavy rainfall. its been training across the region. even in parts of tennessee we have seen one to three inches of rainfall in the last few hours, and thats why were seeing these new flash flood warnings in place for parts of tennessee now, because theyre getting pounded with the heavy rainfall. so more scenes li...

Is the actual vevegetation. now, we continue to follow storms moving through the midwest. you can see in areas including northwestern parts of tennessee, the rain has been coming down. in fact, we have flash flood warnings that have been issued across the area. some of those have since expired through parts of missouri and arkansas, but the rain is not done yet and were still talking more flash flooding because 15 inch of rainfall has come down in the last five days across part of missouri, arka...

Hardest hit areas you can see it here. they had a series of downpours that have flooded highways and homes. and flash flooding and mudslides. also hitting central colorado that is -- let many people strand -- left many people strand. >> i knew the water was getting higher and would come over the edge. and then the bottom broke off and went through. okay, i have to get out of here. i was screaming for help and they were -- i watched them rescue a dog. i watched the house go by. i watched cars go ...

Massive flash flooding. this comes in very, very quickly. they didnt sees a much rain there. but areas outside of it did, and that ends up sending all this water right through here. major problems right there. today we stand the chance to see repeats of that all the areas that have seen. take a look at that thats after the water is gone. you can see what a mess that left behind. all of that dirt and muck. it looks kind of like a war zone right there. very, very scary. go back to the weather maps...

Been following this and we know some locations across parts of missouri as well as arkansas have picked up 15 inches of rainfall but of course more recently we are following whats happening in manitou, colorado where flash flooding happened. we do know it was deadly. this is after just 1.5 inch of rainfall. youre probably thinking that doesnt sound like that much, jennifer. the reality is when you have that much rain coming down, you add in the mountainous region and then talk about an area stil...

Causing a lot of trouble across the country. wow. those cars were just washed off the highway in manitou springs, colorado. 17 states are under a flood watch warning this morning. lets go to the cnn severe weather center. jennifer, this video is amazing. >> incredible. we are talking about flash flooding as well as a mud slide. you saw those cars just washing away. we have seen scenes like that out of the midwest as well as the plains over the last couple days but out of manitou here is the cell...