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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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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 June 2025
In this image provided by the Wheeling West Virginia Fire Department, cars sit submerged in floodwaters, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Wheeling, West Virginia.
—CBS News, 15 June 2025
The rain had stopped and much of the floodwater was subsiding.
—Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
On Thursday, June 12, floodwaters swept away multiple vehicles, with the rain resulting in several deaths, which all occurred in the northeast part of the city, the Associated Press reported, citing authorities.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 13 June 2025
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 June 2025
In this image provided by the Wheeling West Virginia Fire Department, cars sit submerged in floodwaters, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Wheeling, West Virginia.
—CBS News, 15 June 2025
The rain had stopped and much of the floodwater was subsiding.
—Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
On Thursday, June 12, floodwaters swept away multiple vehicles, with the rain resulting in several deaths, which all occurred in the northeast part of the city, the Associated Press reported, citing authorities.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 13 June 2025
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“Floodwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floodwater. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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floodwater
noun
flood·wa·ter
ˈfləd-ˌwȯt-ər 
-ˌwät-
: the water of a flood
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