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2. Flash flooding causes messy scene across Chicago - AOL

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   A rainstorm that impacted the Chicago area throughout the day on Sunday, Sept. 11, caused water pipes to burst and cars to stall on streets throughout the city. A flash flood warning was issued ...

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 - Wikipedia

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   What makes flash floods most dangerous is their sudden nature and fast-moving water. A vehicle provides little to no protection against being swept away; it may make people overconfident and less likely to avoid the flash flood. More than half of the fatalities attributed to flash floods are people swept away in vehicles when trying to cross ...

5. Chicago flood - Wikipedia

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   The Chicago flood occurred on April 13, 1992, when repair work on a bridge spanning the Chicago River damaged the wall of an abandoned and disused utility tunnel beneath the river. The resulting breach flooded basements, facilities and the underground Chicago Pedway throughout the Chicago Loop with an estimated 250 million US gallons (1,000,000 ...

6. July 2023 Chicago Area Flood - Wikipedia

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   The July 2023 Chicago Area Flood was caused by a heavy rainfall that occurred on July 2, 2023, in the Chicago Metropolitan Area of northeastern Illinois. Rainfall up to 9.0 inches (23 cm) occurred over an 18-hour period; the majority occurred from early in the morning to late in the afternoon. [ 1 ]

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

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   The same researchers found that the rate of dryland flash flooding around the world was 20 times higher between 2000 and 2022 than it was between 1900 and 1999.

8. List of deadliest floods - Wikipedia

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   Malawi, flash flood and landslide Malawi: 1991 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

9. Torrential rain causes flash flooding across Chicago area - AOL

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   Heavy rain overnight caused flash flooding across Chicagoland, leaving drivers stranded and roads shut down.