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2. Flash flood - Wikipedia

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   A flash flood in Canandaigua, New York in 2017, greatly inundates a small ditch, flooding barns and ripping out newly installed drain pipes. The United States National Weather Service gives the advice "Turn Around, Don't Drown" for flash floods; that is, it recommends that people get out of the area of a flash flood, rather than trying to cross ...

3. Flash flood warning - Wikipedia

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   One is a flash flood watch, which means that conditions are favorable for flash flooding, and the other is a flash flood warning, meaning that a flash flood is occurring or one will occur imminently and is usually issued when there are strong weather radar echoes for an area that is prone to flash flooding. [2]

4. Flash floods are a worsening scourge worldwide — here's why

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   Dozens of people have been killed in the worst flooding to hit Spain in decades. The frequency of such flash flooding is set to increase globally. Flash floods are a worsening scourge worldwide ...

5. What is flash flooding? What to do before, during and after - AOL

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   A flash flood is a rapid and sudden flooding of low-lying areas. It typically occurs within a few hours, often even minutes, of heavy rainfall. This makes flash floods extremely dangerous as there ...

6. ‘Cold drop’ and flood defences: What caused the devastating ...

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   The region is particularly at risk of flash flooding – due to its hard ground and vulnerability to the “cold drop” – but its infrastructure has been unable to protect its residents.

7. List of deadliest floods - Wikipedia

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   Malawi, flash flood and landslide Malawi: 1991 500 Gauldal, landslide Norway: 1345 500 [14] 2018 East Africa floods: Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, and Somalia: 2018 483 2018 Kerala floods: India: 2018 464 Lisbon flash flood: Portugal: 1967 449+ 2016 China floods: China: 2016 445 Western Japan, massive rains and landslides Japan: 1972 437

8. Floods in the United States (2000–present) - Wikipedia

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   Flash floods put towns underwater and forced evacuations in Minnesota and Wisconsin. A strong system caused the heavy rain and flash flooding in the Upper Midwest. Some of the worse flooding came a week after the flood. Near record stage on the Minnesota River in New Ulm, Mankato, St Peter, Jordan, Shakopee, Savage, and breaking records in ...

9. Shocking before and after photos show the devastation from ...

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   At least 158 people were killed and more remain missing this week in flash floods after intense rainfall struck Spain's eastern province of Valencia on Tuesday. The flooding is some of the worst ...