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About excessive amount of rainfall that we've seen. >> history shows us just all we've got to do is look at what ian has already done, and that's an indication of what we could see in the future. so places like orlando, if folks are visiting friends and family down that way, we're talking about that threat for perhaps life threatening flooding in parts of orlando. >> that's right. and all of this happening now at this point when most of us are off to sleep. danger that is happening outside our window on the east coast of florida. also feeling the impact of hurricane. and in fact, that's where ...

Go to. of course, we all know about the daytona 500, right. just a great track for folks to hang out on . >> unfortunately, that is going to be the exact location where we could be talking about at least a foot more . that's 12 inches, at least another 12 to upwards of 16 to 18 inches of rainfall on top of not only rainfall that we've already picked up, but also on top of the storm surge. that we're expecting to along the east coast of florida because as ian works up the eastern seaboard, it is going to drive in atlantic ocean water into some of those inlets. >> and again, that unfortunately i...

0 >> and i just want to send a quick thank you to our first responders. i mean, you see these images of them cutting down trees, trying to remove the debris so that we can get our days back to normal. but we still have quite some time to get through. >> and we're going to do, you know, it is the firefighters, it's the police officers. >> it is just everyone working behind the scenes. >> and hurricane ian water in parts of southwest florida, streets and buildings completely flooded, power knocked out at one point over two million people. and one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the u...

To go in now and saying that september is just too far away. alex? >> it is sobering, frightening, and all of that. thank you for sharing the details, megan fitzgerald. back in the u.s., extreme weather conditions are causing historic drought in the northeast u.s., as the region grows more desperate for rain. a stark contrast to parts of the southwest, that are being hammered by extreme rainfall. the risk of flash flooding. nbc's emily carats in drought stricken -- for us. >> hey there. signs of worsening conditions are all around us from formerly flowing rivers that are now trickling streams ...

Summer has brought severe drought to the northeastern U.S., which has farmers begging for rain and many communities limiting nonessential water use.