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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Photographs taken in several disaster areas showed huge piles of logs washed downhill by flash floods pouring off denuded slopes.
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Last month, the families of several campers and counselors who died in the flash flood filed a lawsuit accusing the camp and its owners of gross negligence and reckless disregard for safety.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
If possible, avoid planning your trip for July, as the monsoon season is known to bring flash floods to the desert.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Last month, the families of several campers and counselors who died in the flash flood filed a lawsuit accusing the camp and its owners of gross negligence and reckless disregard for safety.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
If possible, avoid planning your trip for July, as the monsoon season is known to bring flash floods to the desert.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Flash flood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flash%20flood. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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