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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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Families of nine girls killed in the July 4, 2025, flash flood at Camp Mystic have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against six Texas health officials, alleging regulators failed to enforce mandatory evacuation plan requirements for licensed youth camps.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Over 130 people were killed in the historic flash floods that tore through central Texas, including several young campers at Camp Mystic.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
On Day 32 of Season 2, a flash flood washed away an entire camp in the Australian Outback.
—Kristen Geil, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Families of nine girls killed in the July 4, 2025, flash flood at Camp Mystic have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against six Texas health officials, alleging regulators failed to enforce mandatory evacuation plan requirements for licensed youth camps.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Over 130 people were killed in the historic flash floods that tore through central Texas, including several young campers at Camp Mystic.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
On Day 32 of Season 2, a flash flood washed away an entire camp in the Australian Outback.
—Kristen Geil, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Flash flood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flash%20flood. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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