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As of Saturday afternoon, a nearly 500-mile stretch of flash flood warnings was in effect from eastern Arkansas to eastern Kentucky, according to Accuweather. Urban and hilly areas are ...
A flash flood warning (SAME code: FFW) is a severe weather warning product of the National Weather Service that is issued by national weather forecasting agencies throughout the world to alert the public that a flash flood is imminent or occurring in the warned area.
Flash flood emergencies and warnings were in effect for hundreds of thousands in West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas and Tennessee through Saturday night. At least 413,000 people in ...
Flash flood warnings remain in effect for several Tennessee counties as heavy rain continues to pound the region. (01:25 PM EST) Forecast: Flooding and Severe Weather Expected Today.
a flash flood watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
PDS flash flood warnings are issued when there is a higher than normal risk of widespread, life-threatening flash flooding. Like PDS flash flood watches, they are issued by the local NWS Weather Forecast Offices, rather than the Storm Prediction Center.
So far, there have been over two dozen Flash Flood Warnings amid a Flood Watch tagged with the more dire "Particularly Dangerous Situation" designation as torrential rains fall on ground already ...
A flash flood is a rapid flooding of low-lying areas: washes, rivers, dry lakes and depressions. It may be caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm , hurricane , or tropical storm , or by meltwater from ice and snow .