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Avoid any water that may be charged with electricity and do not attempt to walk through floodwaters.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2025
Refrain from entering water that might carry an electric current and avoid walking through floodwaters.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
Brenham, Texas — Rescue crews in Texas were searching for a 10-year-old girl swept away by rapidly rising floodwaters as forecasters warned that Tuesday could bring more heavy rains and flooding to the Houston area and the state's coast.
—CBS News, 6 May 2025
The body of a 10-year-old girl was found on Tuesday after she was swept away by floodwaters in Texas.
—Shawnie Caslin Martucci, ABC News, 6 May 2025
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2025
Refrain from entering water that might carry an electric current and avoid walking through floodwaters.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
Brenham, Texas — Rescue crews in Texas were searching for a 10-year-old girl swept away by rapidly rising floodwaters as forecasters warned that Tuesday could bring more heavy rains and flooding to the Houston area and the state's coast.
—CBS News, 6 May 2025
The body of a 10-year-old girl was found on Tuesday after she was swept away by floodwaters in Texas.
—Shawnie Caslin Martucci, ABC News, 6 May 2025
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“Floodwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floodwater. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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floodwater
noun
flood·wa·ter
ˈfləd-ˌwȯt-ər 
-ˌwät-
: the water of a flood
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