How to Use flash flood in a Sentence

flash flood

noun

• The dams, built from clay, rocks, and earth, were meant to protect the city from flash floods, which are not uncommon in the area.
  — Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Sep. 2023
• Threat of damaging winds: The main concern for the Southwest is the rain, which could bring flash floods.
  — Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2023
• There is a flash flood watch up in the areas in green below, flood warnings are red.
  — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2023
• Intense rain and hail brings flash flood warning for S.F.
  — Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Jan. 2023
• More than 90% of Hawaii is under some sort of drought, but too much too fast is leading to a flash flood risk.
  — Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2023
• The downpour led to a flash flood that destroyed homes and caused damage to other structures in the area.
  — Jason Duaine Hahn, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2022
• Severe storms with heavy rains the evening of August 14 brought a flash flood to the doors of District Dogs Northeast.
  — Christina Zdanowicz, CNN, 24 Aug. 2023
• The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
  — Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2024
• The flash flood warning is set to remain in effect until noon.
  — Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 29 Jan. 2024
• The entire island of Maui was under a flash flood warning at the time of the United Airlines flight.
  — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2023
• The system is still dropping large amounts of rain bringing a flash flood danger.
  — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2022
• Several flash flood alerts were issued as heavy bands of rain moved through.
  — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
• As much as 5 inches of rain was forecast for eastern Maine, where a flash flood watch was in effect.
  — David Sharp, Robert F. Butaky and Patrick Whittle, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
• No one was prepared for the flash flood; the Mayor’s announcement to shelter in place came much after the downpour.
  — Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
• Videos of the flash flood show cars floating through streets on rushing currents and restaurants with shin-deep standing pools.
  — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022
• The flash flood warning has been canceled for Limestone, Morgan and Lawrence counties.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 3 Jan. 2023
• Counties across Arizona were put on several flash flood and dust storm warnings on Monday that could roll through the rest of the week.
  — Kye Graves, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2022
• Flynn says the two of them once navigated a stretch of this river by lightning strike to escape a flash flood.
  — Cassidy Randall, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2024
• The weather service also issued a flash flood watch through Friday evening.
  — Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 31 Aug. 2023
• Last month, North Texas saw the last triple-digit day of the summer (so far), a hefty dose of rain making for a flash flood and a storm that left thousands without power.
  — Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2022
• The portable levee, built in 2014, can’t be used during a flash flood because NPS requires two to four days’ notice to get it in place.
  — John Muyskens, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
• Much of the state's south is under flash flood warnings as the atmospheric river storm system lingers.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2024
• There were threats of flash floods across the city on Friday; cars drove through small rivers, and JFK had already reported three inches by mid-morning.
  — Curbed Staff, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2023
• The mountainous western outskirts of Beijing were hit first, as flash floods unleashed by the heaviest rains in 140 years washed away cars, bridges and roads.
  — Simone McCarthy, CNN, 18 Aug. 2023
• Signs of an impending flash flood include a change in water color and increased debris in the water, the park says on its website.
  — Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022
• There is also a chance of lightning, flash floods, hail and isolated tornadoes.
  — Miranda Jeyaretnam, The Indianapolis Star, 30 June 2023
• Satellite images show Libya's eastern city of Derna before the flash floods on Sept. 7, left, and then after the deluge Tuesday.
  — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2023
• As the name suggests, flash floods can result in rivers, streams and other waterways rapidly increasing in depth and speed.
  — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
• The incident occurred after the plane took off during a storm, with heavy rain and a flash flood warning and was first reported by Air Current.
  — CBS News, 13 Feb. 2023
• The Carlsbad area, in New Mexico’s southeast, had been under a flash flood warning since Friday.
  — Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024