flash flood

noun

: a local flood of short duration generally resulting from heavy rainfall in the immediate vicinity

flash flood verb

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Due to the resulting flash floods, 10 people drowned in Little Rock, and three more died in Benton. —

arkansasonline.com, 12 Oct. 2024 The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency for Tampa and St. Petersburg that lasted until 2:30 a.m. —

Denise Chow, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024 Topline Hurricane Milton tore through Florida, spawning multiple dangerous tornadoes, heavy rainfall, storm surges and flash floods that left more than 3 million homes and businesses without power, before moving into the Atlantic Ocean early on Thursday. —

Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 That prompted the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue a flash flood emergency for Tampa, St. Pete and Clearwater. —

Kathryn Varn, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for flash flood