How to Use flash flood in a Sentence

flash flood

noun
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  • The dams, built from clay, rocks, and earth, were meant to protect the city from flash floods, which are not uncommon in the area.
    — Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Threat of damaging winds: The main concern for the Southwest is the rain, which could bring flash floods.
    — Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2023
  • There is a flash flood watch up in the areas in green below, flood warnings are red.
    — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2023
  • Intense rain and hail brings flash flood warning for S.F.
    — Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Jan. 2023
  • But Wednesday’s flash flood emergency was the 48th to occur in the US this year.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN, 17 July 2024
  • More than 90% of Hawaii is under some sort of drought, but too much too fast is leading to a flash flood risk.
    — Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The downpour led to a flash flood that destroyed homes and caused damage to other structures in the area.
    — Jason Duaine Hahn, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2022
  • These events -- flash drought and flash flood -- represent two sides of the climate change coin.
    — Payton Major and Angela Fritz, CNN, 14 July 2022
  • Severe storms with heavy rains the evening of August 14 brought a flash flood to the doors of District Dogs Northeast.
    — Christina Zdanowicz, CNN, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The flash flood warning is scheduled to last until 11:15 p.m.
    — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2022
  • Their hard eggs then sit in the soil until the next flash flood, when a new generation is born.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 July 2022
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    — Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The flash flood warning is set to remain in effect until noon.
    — Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The entire island of Maui was under a flash flood warning at the time of the United Airlines flight.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The system is still dropping large amounts of rain bringing a flash flood danger.
    — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    — Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2024
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    — Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    — Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2024
  • Several flash flood alerts were issued as heavy bands of rain moved through.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
  • As much as 5 inches of rain was forecast for eastern Maine, where a flash flood watch was in effect.
    — David Sharp, Robert F. Butaky and Patrick Whittle, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.
    — Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2024
  • The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.
    — Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2024
  • No one was prepared for the flash flood; the Mayor’s announcement to shelter in place came much after the downpour.
    — Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Videos of the flash flood show cars floating through streets on rushing currents and restaurants with shin-deep standing pools.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022
  • The flash flood threat is expected to subside in this region on Sunday.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2022
  • The flash flood warning has been canceled for Limestone, Morgan and Lawrence counties.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Counties across Arizona were put on several flash flood and dust storm warnings on Monday that could roll through the rest of the week.
    — Kye Graves, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Flynn says the two of them once navigated a stretch of this river by lightning strike to escape a flash flood.
    — Cassidy Randall, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2024
  • The heavy rains prompted the weather service to issue several flash flood warnings for the metro.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2024
  • An 88-year-old husband and wife became trapped by flash flood waters and drowned along a rural Illinois road, police said.
    — Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2024

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