flash flood
noun
: a local flood of short duration generally resulting from heavy rainfall in the immediate vicinity
flash flood
verb
Examples of flash flood in a Sentence
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The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.
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Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2024
In addition to the thunderstorm threat, there is also a flash flood risk with this major storm system.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2024
More than 10 inches of rain was recorded this week in parts of northern Florida, Texas and Louisiana, where flash floods inflicted large amounts of damage.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Flash flood wipes out bridge, kills 23 in 1970
A flash flood in the Mogollon Rim area killed 23 and washed out bridges on Labor Day in 1970.
—Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
Tornado advisories were active across a large swath of the Florida Peninsula and southern Georgia while millions of people from Indiana to Pennsylvania were under flash flood warnings, according to the National Weather Service.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Storms Another round of powerful storms is poised to hit the Southeast and the Ohio Valley today, hours after deadly storms spawned damaging tornadoes and flash flood emergencies from Texas to Mississippi.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
In addition to tornadoes, the storm system also brought several flash flood emergencies from eastern Texas to New Orleans, Louisiana and Tallahassee, Florida.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Schools and offices were closed on Wednesday in Louisiana as more than 30 million people are under a severe storm threat, with some 13 million residents across several Louisiana cities—including Slidell, Pearl River, and Saint Joe—facing flash flood warnings.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2024
In addition to the thunderstorm threat, there is also a flash flood risk with this major storm system.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2024
More than 10 inches of rain was recorded this week in parts of northern Florida, Texas and Louisiana, where flash floods inflicted large amounts of damage.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Flash flood wipes out bridge, kills 23 in 1970
A flash flood in the Mogollon Rim area killed 23 and washed out bridges on Labor Day in 1970.
—Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
Tornado advisories were active across a large swath of the Florida Peninsula and southern Georgia while millions of people from Indiana to Pennsylvania were under flash flood warnings, according to the National Weather Service.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Storms Another round of powerful storms is poised to hit the Southeast and the Ohio Valley today, hours after deadly storms spawned damaging tornadoes and flash flood emergencies from Texas to Mississippi.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
In addition to tornadoes, the storm system also brought several flash flood emergencies from eastern Texas to New Orleans, Louisiana and Tallahassee, Florida.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Schools and offices were closed on Wednesday in Louisiana as more than 30 million people are under a severe storm threat, with some 13 million residents across several Louisiana cities—including Slidell, Pearl River, and Saint Joe—facing flash flood warnings.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Flash flood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flash%20flood. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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