the powerful flood waters tearing up roads and highways throughout the storm zone. this is highway 489. look at what is left of it, washed away in these floods. and there s crews here now. they were out until 4:00 a.m. fixing other highways. the washout in mississippi is america s second extreme rain event just this week. after monday s once in a thousand years flood in texas, a bit of good news for drought conditions. before that rain, more than 61% of the state was in extreme drought or worse. now, just 43%. and even as this storm system moves on, all that water has to go somewhere and this is the pearl river. it is still rising. officials say it s going to crest in major flood stage by tuesday and residents should consider evacuating. whit? another concern tonight. trevor, thank you. let s get right to abc s rob marciano. and when can we expect this latest storm threat to end? reporter: not until tomorrow, really, whit. and there s rain now over that
this home in canton surrounded by water. a new round of heavy rain today in jackson county. highway 489 in newton county, mississippi, closed until further notice after part of it was washed away. tonight, a flood watch remains in effect from texas to the florida panhandle. rob marciano standing by to time this out for us, but first, abc s trevor ault in the storm zone again for us tonight. reporter: tonight, millions still on alert for flash flooding from a stalled system relentlessly dumping rain on the deep south. this frontal system s just not moving anywhere. so it is going to continue to inundate us with rain. reporter: this after more than 40 elderly residents and staff had to be evacuated wednesday. the peach tree village assisted living facility outside jackson, mississippi, taking on several feet of water. workers and families assessing the damage. new video showing the race to save livestock from neck deep water in a nearby town. they also were rescued.
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