flash flood
noun
: a local flood of short duration generally resulting from heavy rainfall in the immediate vicinity
flash flood
verb
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
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Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2024
The family told the station the couple travels to the area every year, and that they were last heard from Friday, June 21, the day destructive flash floods drowned the area, downed power lines and damaged roads.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2024
There is a marginal to slight risk of more excessive rainfall causing more flash floods from Tuesday onward, with a slight risk warning in place for the middle Mississippi Valley.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 25 June 2024
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued local state of emergency for the city on Monday afternoon as 1.4 million people in the Los Angeles area were under a flash flood warning.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
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Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2024
The family told the station the couple travels to the area every year, and that they were last heard from Friday, June 21, the day destructive flash floods drowned the area, downed power lines and damaged roads.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2024
There is a marginal to slight risk of more excessive rainfall causing more flash floods from Tuesday onward, with a slight risk warning in place for the middle Mississippi Valley.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 25 June 2024
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued local state of emergency for the city on Monday afternoon as 1.4 million people in the Los Angeles area were under a flash flood warning.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
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“Flash flood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flash%20flood. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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