Publication Date March 9, 2016 | NBC News

'Act Quickly to Protect Your Life': Deadly Storm Churns On

United States
Parts of Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas were under a high-flood threat early Wednesday. Image: The Weather Channel
Parts of Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas were under a high-flood threat early Wednesday. Image: The Weather Channel

The National Weather Service warned Americans living in parts of Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas to "act quickly to protect your life," as the slow-moving weather system refused to budge and threatened to dump up to a foot of rain