Areas along the Arkansas River are expecting 'record levels' of flooding in the coming days.
The Midwest and Great Plains, already hit hard by storms and tornadoes, is bracing for more severe weather as Memorial Day weekend comes to a close, and areas along the Arkansas River are expecting"record levels" of flooding in the coming days.
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson approved $100,000 in emergency funding in response to flooding that"is expected to reach record levels throughout the state in the coming week," according to a release from the governor's office. The Arkansas Department of Transportation has closed two bridges that span the river in Ft. Smith.
Heavy rain and thunderstorms -- some of them severe -- are predicted across large swaths of the country, stretching from North Dakota all the way down to Texas. As of Monday night, there were reports of damage due to storms in several counties in Indiana, with power out in some areas. Flood watches and thunder storms on Monday night follow several days of dramatic and deadly weather in the heartland.
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