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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Hundreds of Los Angeles residents already weary from wildfires that devastated the area last month were ordered to evacuate again on Thursday as a rainstorm threatened to bring flash floods and mudslides to the region.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
In a post accompanying the video, McCarthy said the storm would bring up to 7 feet of snow to the Sierra Nevada Crest, life-threatening flash floods and mudslides near the Palisades and Eaton fire burn scars.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Threat level: Flood and flash flood watches and high-wind advisories have been issued across Southern California.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
The county’s Emergency Management and Community Resilience Department, which prepares for and manages crises like flash floods and wildfires, is nearly 40% funded by federal grants.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 12 Feb. 2025
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
In a post accompanying the video, McCarthy said the storm would bring up to 7 feet of snow to the Sierra Nevada Crest, life-threatening flash floods and mudslides near the Palisades and Eaton fire burn scars.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Threat level: Flood and flash flood watches and high-wind advisories have been issued across Southern California.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
The county’s Emergency Management and Community Resilience Department, which prepares for and manages crises like flash floods and wildfires, is nearly 40% funded by federal grants.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Flash flood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flash%20flood. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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