it s like out here, but when you actually see your house and you know it s it s not just your basement, it s your whole house, i m sorry. a lot of emotion there. nbc s john yang is live in minot, north dakota. john, what are you seeing there this morning? reporter: well, chris, i tell you. this is what one-quarter of minot looks like, under water. 4,000 homes and businesses submerged. 11,000 people have had to flee their homes because of the flooding. the river did crest yesterday, as you say. it is beginning to slowly recede. it is a slow retreat though. over the next week by friday the national weather service projects that the flooding will have dropped two week. in one week that is less than it went up on friday alone. they say it will take at least two weeks for the river to
of the state of action. that said, the area in yellow can see strong storms that could produce more isolated severe weather. large hail and wind gusts and also tornadoes possible and also bringing in quite a bit of rain and we are already starting to see flooding problems from sympto some of t. flew flash flood area, the areas in dark red. little rock, arkansas, and areas just south of tennessee. along the mississippi river so unfortunately an area already looking at flooding from the river is now having to deal with heavy rain from some of the thunderstorms and the mississippi river did crest yesterday and is tbrad wally expected to recede. crested at just above 60 feet and will recede here currently at 61.5 feet. even though as we head into friday and t is gradually receding still looking at