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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, 16 Mar. 2026
Images incorporated into the mayor’s video showed washed-out or collapsed roads, a car stuck in floodwaters and raging waterways.
—Sophia Tareen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Avoid any water that may be charged with electricity and do not attempt to walk through floodwaters.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
Cars heading down the road were seen splashing through the floodwaters as if parting the Red Sea.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 11 Mar. 2026
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
Images incorporated into the mayor’s video showed washed-out or collapsed roads, a car stuck in floodwaters and raging waterways.
—Sophia Tareen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Avoid any water that may be charged with electricity and do not attempt to walk through floodwaters.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
Cars heading down the road were seen splashing through the floodwaters as if parting the Red Sea.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Floodwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floodwater. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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floodwater
noun
flood·wa·ter
ˈfləd-ˌwȯt-ər 
-ˌwät-
: the water of a flood
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