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2. Flash flood - Wikipedia

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   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 .

3. 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 ...

4. 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]

5. Particularly dangerous situation - Wikipedia

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   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.

6. What to do when a flash flood hits - AOL

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   Flooding is a threat across the United States year-round. In the first few weeks of July, the dangers of flash floods have plagued the Northeast, including Vermont's worst flood in over 100 years ...

7. What everyone should know about these 3 most common types of ...

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   Flash flooding happens when rainfall exceeds the ground's ability to absorb it. This causes water levels to rise quickly, causing a swift, unexpected deluge that can surprise people. These floods ...

8. Flash flood watch - Wikipedia

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   A flash flood watch (SAME code: FFA; also referred as a "green box" by meteorologists) is severe weather watch product of the National Weather Service that is issued when conditions are favorable for flash flooding in flood-prone areas, usually when grounds are already saturated from recent rains, or when upcoming rains will have the potential ...

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

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   Flash floods are different from regular flooding because they develop quickly, in the span of a few hours or even minutes. They can be far more devastating in dry areas because parched soil tends ...