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flash flood
noun
- a sudden and destructive rush of water down a narrow gully or over a sloping surface, caused by heavy rainfall.
flash flood
noun
- a sudden short-lived torrent, usually caused by a heavy storm, esp in desert regions
flash flood
/ ڱă /
- A sudden, localized flood of great volume and short duration, typically caused by unusually heavy rain in a semiarid area. Flash floods can reach their peak volume in a matter of a few minutes and often carry large loads of mud and rock fragments.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of flash flood1
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Example Sentences
In 2021, near 100 people died in Uttarakhand after a piece of a Himalayan glacier fell into the river, triggering flash floods.
The agency met its deadline despite the winter’s biggest storm, which prompted some mud flows and flash floods in the Eaton fire area and forced the closure of some parts of Pacific Coast Highway.
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood alert for Pacific Palisades and a wide swath of the county around 4 p.m.
The damage took place while wide swaths of Ventura and Los Angeles counties were under flash flood and severe thunderstorm warnings amid a powerful atmospheric river storm.
A flood watch or flash flood watch is expected to be in effect for much of Southern California and the Sierra foothills east of the San Joaquin Valley.
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