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Flash flood warning — A Flash Flood Warning is issued when a flash flood is imminent or occurring in the warned area. A flash flood is a sudden, violent flood after a heavy rain. Rainfall intensity and duration, topography, soil conditions, and ground cover contribute … Wikipedia
Flash flood — A flash flood is a rapid flooding of geomorphic lowlying areas washes, rivers and streams. It is caused by the intense rainfall associated with a thunderstorm, or multiple thunderstorms. Flash floods can also occur after the collapse of an ice… … Wikipedia
Flash flood watch — A Flash flood watch is issued when conditions are favorable for flash flooding in flood prone areas where grounds are already saturated from recent rains.The Storm Prediction Center does not issue those watches, only National Weather Service… … Wikipedia
flash flood — /flæʃ ˈflʌd / (say flash flud) noun a sudden flood of water in a watercourse, storm channel, etc., usually due to heavy rain. {flash + flood} –flash flooding, noun …
flash flood — noun a sudden local flood of great volume and short duration (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑flashflood • Hypernyms: ↑flood, ↑inundation, ↑deluge, ↑alluvion • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
flash flood — when flooding is very sudden and high volume compared to the channel involved … Geography glossary
2008 Irish flash floods — The 2008 Irish flash floods are a series of flash floods that are occurring across the island in August 2008. The floods and related weather conditions have primarily affected the following counties; Limerick, Cork, Dublin, Antrim, Carlow, Galway … Wikipedia
2007 Midwest flooding — This article is about the floods in the Midwestern United States. For the flooding events in Oklahoma, Texas, and Missouri, see Tropical Storm Erin (2007). 2007 Midwest flooding … Wikipedia
History of flooding in Canada — The history of flooding in Canada is marked by events caused by excessive rainfall and excessive snowmelt. Flood events have had a significant effect on the various regions of the country.1894 Fraser River floodThe largest flood of British… … Wikipedia
Pennington Flash Country Park — is a convert|200|ha|acre|0|lk=on country park located between Lowton and Leigh in Greater Manchester, England. The flash itself is a convert|70|ha|acre|0 lake, which was created at the turn of the 20th century by coal mining subsidence and… … Wikipedia
