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to really move into northern new england. we had impressive rainfall totals across eastern pennsylvania and into southern new york across the hudson valley. 6 to 10 inches of rain where that 1 in 1,000 year event took place. an incredible amount of precipitation for west point, new york. the likelihood of this occurring in any particular year only .1%, just incredible to show you how unlikely an event like this actually is. kate? yeah, concern really in vermont now as you were showing almost the entire state covered in red. got to keep a very close eye on that one today. derek, thank you. sara? republican presidential candidates are flocking to iowa to try to win over voters ahead of the state s caucuses in january. but history shows gop contenders may have better odds in new hampshire. also, a missing 14-year-old girl in california was found in the barracks of a military base. now a marine is in custody and he s being questioned.
and we already have seen roadways turned into rivers and the national weather service has a slogan, turn around, don t drown and they mean it because 6 inches of rain can stall a vehicle. 12 inches of water along a roadway can float many vehicles. 24 inches of fast-moving water can submerge and float and wash away a full-sized suv. i want to share some of the latest information, we re getting from the weather prediction center, the high risk, a rare level 4 of 4 from the center has been extended further south to include all of south central vermont and look at this, we have flash flood warnings encompassing much of the state. in fact, some of those actually tagged with a flash flood emergency in and around the ludlow region. we have a stationary band of rainfall moving across the area. it is training over the same regions, allowing for the inch to inch and a half rainfall totals we have been experiencing. the potential here for half a foot of additional rainfall still exists as this ki
the palisades parkway. that roadblock that you see off in the distance, that s detouring some of the drivers away from the interstate that basically cuts through some of the floodwaters right now. so that is really the ultimate impact for many, many people as still some 25 million individuals north of new york state are still under some form of flood alert with the potential for excessive rains into tomorrow. sara? polo sandoval, thank you for all of your reporting. wow. what an incredible amount of rain aphappening just like that when it happens in a short amount of time, this is what we get. that record-setting rainfall brought eight inches to parts of new york. the threat not over yet. cnn s derek van dam tracking the forecast for us. he s joining us now. derek, how much rain, how much more rain is expected in these areas today? yeah, kate, we re focusing our attention on vermont now where rainfall rates of 1 1/2 inches per hour could allow for that rain gauge to surpass half
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