How to Use flash flood in a Sentence

flash flood

noun
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  • So the lake wasn’t full at the time the flash flood happened.
    — Julia Musto, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2021
  • At some point, a flash flood must have come crashing down the canyon with enough force to clear it out.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021
  • The flash flood watch has been canceled for Tuscaloosa County.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 22 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • The storm will be fast moving, so there isn’t a widespread flash flood risk at this time.
    — NBC News, 19 Nov. 2021
  • 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
  • The low-income homes — dozens of block buildings known as Brookside — appeared to have borne the brunt of the flash flood, Klein said.
    — Time, 22 Aug. 2021
  • 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
  • The primary widespread hazard from Nicholas will be the heavy rain and flash flood threats.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • There are still a handful of flash flood watches across parts of the Northeast Sunday.
    — Daniel Manzo, ABC News, 18 July 2021
  • 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
  • Most people receive alerts on their phones in the event of a flash flood emergency.
    — Jennifer Gray, CNN, 13 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • In Bennington, she was once almost swept away in a flash flood.
    — Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 23 July 2021
  • In July, a flash flood left people stranded in their homes.
    — New York Times, 13 Dec. 2021
  • So what does the flash flood of Omicron mean for schools, teachers, parents, and students?
    — Peter Weber, The Week, 24 Dec. 2021
  • 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
  • The desert, which sits in a basin almost 300 feet below sea level, gets an average of just two inches of rain a year, and when precipitation does come, flash floods are common.
    — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Amid the major flash floods in Spain that have so far claimed the lives of over 200 people, another tragedy was averted when a police officer saved a woman’s life from the floodwaters by using bed sheets.
    — David Chiu, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024

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