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Rainfall. that was one in a 1,000 year rainfall event. so even dallas metroplex area where apartments, businesses, subdivisions, even the interstates were flooded by this really bizarre event that took place where we saw over 9 inches of rainfall. this is the fourth major event across the united states that occurred in eastern kentucky, st. louis, las vegas. some of the other cities that have had these big impacts with these sudden flash flooding events that have taken place. we've got a quasi stationery frontal system languishing across the southeast with return moisture from the gulf of mexi...

And tomorrow as the weather prediction center forecasts a multi-day significant rainfall event. that's what they're calling it. it comes as they battle a long-term mega drought and prepares to new drastic cuts. bill weir is in arizona where they're facing the largest cut to the region. here's his report. >> reporter: summer monsoons are adding a few precious inches to the lake mead water line, but not nearly enough. america's largest reservoir is still 25 feet lower than last summer, which led to arizona farmers at the end of the water rights line watching their fields dry up in the first-ever...

Winds gusting up to 70 miles per hour. we could see power outages. 20 million people affected. alerts until thursday. gusts could exceed 70 miles per hour. rain is falling and it could loosen up the grounds. where you see the white lines, those are iso bars. when they're packed together, we're seeing really gusty winds. the biggest impact will be today into the early part of monday and then you really see the lines relax or get a little further apart. that means they will be a little bit calmer on monday. watching this through tuesday. we're watching the rainfall event. this has been a parade ...

Ground is saturated from idaho so anymore rain is not a good situation and if you look at the track it is going to sit and spin for the next several days and not moving very quickly at also the legacy of the storm is going to be heavy rainfall event. we will see the potential for storm surge and gusty wind but it will be the rainfall that could be the potential catastrophic damage and it is going to move there is that were hit hard by i know just a couple of weeks ago. the forecast radar will show you the potential for heavy rain today, thursday and friday so additional rainfall, look at louis...

Dozens and dozens and dozens of cars marooned, stranded. >> reporter: across the big apple first responders rescued hundreds from submerged cars including commuters stuck in stopped subway trains. >> roughly somewhere between 15 and 20 trains did get stranded and folks needed to be rescued. >> reporter: in central park 5.2 inches of water fell in just three hours. a one in 500-year rainfall event. >> my message to everyone affected is we're all in this together. the nation is here to help. >> reporter: and help is something that will be needed, with officials warning things will only get worse...