How to Use mudflow in a Sentence

mudflow

noun

• The amount of rain is not expected to present a risk of mudflows in the burn areas.
  — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
• The ash that fell closer to Spurr remained a hazard for years as it was picked up by strong winds. Closer to the volcano, the eruptions produced pyroclastic flows, lahars (mudflows) and lots of volcanic bombs.
  — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
• With the heavy rain, officials are warning of the threat of mudflows in wildfire burn scars.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
• Fire units responded to the mudflow to assist around 50 people in two dozen cars.
  — Landon Mion, Fox News, 12 Sep. 2022
• The river channels are filled with volcanic mudflow deposits.
  — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 7 June 2016
• Flooding and flood damage after fire are often more severe, as debris and ash left from the fire can form mudflows.
  — Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
• The volcanic mudflows pose very little risk because there are no communities in the area.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025
• The eruption would cause volcanic mudflows and pyroclastic flows, which are hot, high-speed flows of ash, volcanic rocks and gas.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025
• Visitors should, however, watch out for lahars, which are mudflows or debris flows.
  — Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
• Heavy mudflow and rockfall have littered the roadway, which maintenance crews will work to remove once the heavy rain subsides.
  — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2021
• The victims who died during the storm and mudflows early Tuesday range in age from 3 to 89.
  — CBS News, 12 Jan. 2018
• In the main house, their friend Rebecca Riskin and her husband had been swept away by the mudflow, killing Riskin.
  — Noelle Crombie, OregonLive.com, 11 Feb. 2018
• The operation has been slowed by mudflows and floodwaters as the rain continued.
  — Washington Post, 8 July 2017
• When this mixes with the volcanic debris, rainfall can form dangerous mudflows called lahars.
  — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 4 June 2018
• Hood is also home to a couple small glaciers, adding to the potential threat of volcanic mudflows both during and in-between eruptions.
  — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 17 June 2024
• More than a decade later, that mudflow has engulfed an area more than twice the size of Central Park and is still oozing toxic gunk.
  — Muktita Suhartono, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2019
• The potential for mudflows and ash fall that could last months to years would disrupt air, rail and road traffic along the I-5 corridor.
  — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 20 May 2024
• The excavator is only operated in the cool of the morning, when mudflow events are less likely to occur.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2021
• The eruption itself that caused the mudflow was surprisingly small and other than the mudflow itself, little record of the blast remains.
  — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2018
• Montecito is still recovering from devastating mudflows that swept away homes and killed at least 21 people.
  — Brittny Mejia, latimes.com, 13 Mar. 2018
• But mudflows and giant, sweeping clouds of hot, toxic gas and volcanic matter destroyed the wealthy coastal town of Herculaneum.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Jan. 2020
• For days, officials advised residents in areas burned by the Thomas Fire that a coming storm could bring major mudflows.
  — Editors, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2018
• The seniors were among the 46 people who required rescue after a mudflow Sunday night trapped several people in cars, homes and even a train.
  — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2023
• In late May 2008, a few weeks after the eruption began, a volcanic mudflow (lahar) flooded the entire town.
  — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2019
• There are various types of landslides, including a mudflow, in which water rushes down with only mud, and is generally less than 15 feet deep.
  — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
• If these totals hold true, the Southland is likely to see widespread flooding and mudflows and debris flows in hillside areas, especially those hit by recent fires.
  — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2024
• Coldwater Canyon Avenue near Potosi Avenue is closed due to a mudflow coming off the hillside.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2021
• On top of that, the river channels leading from Hood, especially on the south side, are choked with volcanic debris that was carried there by pyroclastic flows and volcanic mudflows.
  — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 17 June 2024
• Firefighters battling the Valley fire in San Bernardino County suddenly had to make way for flash flooding and mudflows.
  — Howard Blume, latimes.com, 8 July 2018
• Right now, over 6,000 people have been evacuated due to the ash and mudflow hazards -- and there has been some criticism on how the evacuations have unfolded.
  — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2015