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

Recent Examples on the Web

More than 30 million people from Arizona to Iowa could be at risk for flash floods. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Zion National Park saw near-record flooding along the Virgin River and Heaps Canyon as a flash flood wave moved through on Monday night. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Houses damaged by flash floods in Betrawati Bazaar, in Nepal's Rasuwa district on Sunday. — Reuters, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026

Sammy Hadi, chief meteorologist at NWS Miami, said his office has issued a smattering of street flood advisories and flash flood warning in the last week, including a flash flood warning Wednesday morning in Broward. — Alex Harris updated September 23, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flash flood

• lifeblood
• youngblood
• blood
• bud
• crud
• dud
• mud
• rud
• scud
• spud
• stud
• thud