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Refrain from entering water that might carry an electric current and avoid walking through floodwaters.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Dick Eastland, the longtime director and co-owner of Camp Mystic, died while trying to save campers as fast-rising floodwaters tore through the campgrounds before dawn.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
Swain said that Hiller's vehicle was swept away by the floodwaters.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
The man, who was identified as 74-year-old Richard Michael Wilsey, died after his vehicle was overtaken by floodwaters.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 25 Dec. 2025
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Dick Eastland, the longtime director and co-owner of Camp Mystic, died while trying to save campers as fast-rising floodwaters tore through the campgrounds before dawn.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
Swain said that Hiller's vehicle was swept away by the floodwaters.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
The man, who was identified as 74-year-old Richard Michael Wilsey, died after his vehicle was overtaken by floodwaters.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 25 Dec. 2025
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“Floodwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floodwater. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.
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floodwater
noun
flood·wa·ter
ˈfləd-ˌwȯt-ər 
-ˌwät-
: the water of a flood
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