00:00Right now, a monster storm system is tearing across 14 U.S. states, and it is not done yet.
00:06The National Weather Service has issued severe thunderstorm warnings,
00:10from the high plains all the way to the mid-Atlantic coast, with wind gusts clocking 70 miles per hour.
00:17These are not ordinary summer storms.
00:19Flash flood emergencies are active in the Mississippi Valley and the Ohio River Basin,
00:24where ground saturation is already at critical levels.
00:28Simultaneously, a dangerous heat dome is baking the southwest,
00:31pushing heat indices above 105 degrees in Texas and Arizona.
00:36This is a one-two punch hitting Americans from both coasts toward the center of the country.
00:42Forecasters warn that multiple more rounds of intense thunderstorms are locked in through Wednesday.
00:47If you are in a warned area, move indoors immediately, stay away from windows.
00:52And do not attempt to drive through flooded roadways.
