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Avoid any water that may be charged with electricity and do not attempt to walk through floodwaters.
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
First responders rescued several people from floodwaters in Butler County overnight, according to the firefighters and the sheriff’s office.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2026
The campers and counselors were killed when the fast-rising floodwaters roared through a low-lying area of the summer camp before dawn on the Fourth of July.
—Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
Families of several of the girls who died have sued the camp's operators, arguing that camp officials failed to take necessary steps to protect the campers as life-threatening floodwaters approached.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
First responders rescued several people from floodwaters in Butler County overnight, according to the firefighters and the sheriff’s office.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2026
The campers and counselors were killed when the fast-rising floodwaters roared through a low-lying area of the summer camp before dawn on the Fourth of July.
—Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
Families of several of the girls who died have sued the camp's operators, arguing that camp officials failed to take necessary steps to protect the campers as life-threatening floodwaters approached.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Floodwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floodwater. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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floodwater
noun
flood·wa·ter
ˈfləd-ˌwȯt-ər 
-ˌwät-
: the water of a flood
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