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Louisiana. by 1:00, raining from little rock to missouri and up to st. louis. the mississippi and missouri are right at the record level or close to that major flood level. new flash flood warnings this morning already because of the new rain coming down and the potential for tornadoes, potential for flooding and also for wind damage across louisiana today. chris. appreciate it. thank you, chad. the family of alton sterling reacting to media reports that the baton rouge police officers who sho...

Its the reason why roads will be closed and its the reason why schools have been cancelled and its a reason why there is a huge sandbag operation around this river. officials are worried about this thing swelling and raging as it is right now and then cresting above that flood level. thats something thats already predicted and already in the forecast. so there is a huge operation to either try to prevent happening in different areas that could really affect people or to try to prepare for it, an...

And, again, this area very vulnerable. we still have flood advisories for a lot of these streams and creeks at or above flood level. that will continue to subside over the next coming days. we dont have big rain in the forecast as we head into the new workweek. quick look at your temperatures, cooler than average across the northeast. the mid-atlantic very warm over the central u.s. we have a cold front that is moving through portions of the west in towards the northern plains. that will bring a...

Welcome sign for so many, anxious for the roarry to begin here. the congary river is already above flood level in many areas. the water is rising, in fact a flood warning for the river has been extended now through tuesday evening here. thats the latest live in columbia, south carolina, im jay gray. betty, back to you. >> the dapger is not over, thank you so much. new developments in the desperate search for a cargo ship missing at sea. search and rescue teams are scanning a 225 square foot de...

These flood warnings. these rivers will be at flood level for weeks, i think, before that water finally all gets into the ocean, into the atlantic ocean. we have rain on top of upstate, which is up here into greenville and north of columbia. all of that water has to run downhill. there is the hurricane we talked about with "el faro," the ship lost down to the south, but that did not have anything to do with 95% of the rain that happened in the carolinas. that was a separate low pressure center, ...

>> reporter: still it will be a welcome sign for so many, anxious for the recover troy begin here. the congary river is already above flood level in many areas. including here in columbia. the rain is letting up right now. its going to continue throughout the day but even so, the water is still climbing. a flood warning along the river has been extended through tuesday evening here. thats the latest live in columbia, amy, back to you. >> thank you so much. lets bring in nbc meteorologist bill ca...

Breaking news tonight, the flooding waters are receding but an additional fatality confirmed in houston. some of the devastation that rose three times above the flood level in three hours and there was no stopping it. anyone in its wake was in trouble. and including one mother who was on the phone with her sister. but first a background. >> in women-- in texas, this blanco river, flooding catastrophically after huge amounts of rain and still a violent current. >> our community has been devastate...

Back-up power below flood level. the sir cuts got wet. all power went out and it wam, you know, very unbearable. everything in american hochts these days relies on electricity. they have to decide who to save first. they had about 2,000 people in the hospital, about 250 patients. here, a year ago in new york city, we have hospitals that were vulnerable to flooding and we had a storm surge. many of our hospitals in new york city were there. we havent learned all that we needed to learn and applie...

Stage here is 21 feet. this week, they reached 34 feet. it is the fifth-highest level ever in the history of illinois and west alton, missouri, two miles from here. lots of damage -- the mill is closed here. businesses behind me are closed and also big money-maker, the river boat casino is closed. but this is not the worst they have ever seen. that was 20 years ago, the great flood of 1993. i was actually here in alton, covering it. i was a child then. relatively speaking. but it was much more s...

Ever in the history of alton, illinois, and across the rest in west alton, which is just two miles from here. lots of damage -- the mill is closed here. businesses behind me are closed and also big money-maker, the river boat casino is closed. but this is not the worst they have ever seen. that was 20 years ago, the great flood of 1993. i was actually here in alton, covering it. i was a child then. relatively speaking. but it was much more serious. 42 feet. and that was the highest flood level t...