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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Though the tropical storm, which on track to becoming a major hurricane next week, has veered slightly from Haiti’s southern coast, the National Hurricane Center warned Haitians that it’s expected to bring life-threatening and catastrophic flash floods and landslides.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Then, a flash flood buried the bodies in sediment.
—Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Areas like Hispaniola are especially prone to catastrophic flash floods due to the island’s complex and mountainous terrain, noted WPLG-TV meteorologist Michael Lowry in a Substack post.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Then, a flash flood buried the bodies in sediment.
—Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Areas like Hispaniola are especially prone to catastrophic flash floods due to the island’s complex and mountainous terrain, noted WPLG-TV meteorologist Michael Lowry in a Substack post.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flash flood
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“Flash flood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flash%20flood. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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