How to Use flash flood in a Sentence

flash flood

noun
  • The area is prone to wildfires and flash floods.
    — Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
  • So the lake wasn’t full at the time the flash flood happened.
    — Julia Musto, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2021
  • How much water is needed to cause a flash flood?
    — Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Here are some tips on how to prepare in advance of flash floods.
    — Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
  • Oahu is under a flash flood warning.
    — Seth Borenstein, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Do not hike if there’s rain in the forecast—flash floods can occur.
    — Joe Yogerst, National Geographic, 18 Apr. 2019
  • Twenty-five campers and two counselors died in a flash flood last year.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • 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 storm will be fast moving, so there isn’t a widespread flash flood risk at this time.
    — NBC News, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Phones buzzed with warnings all night warning of flash floods in the morning.
    — Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • There have been 15 flash flood emergencies over the past two weeks.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • Then, a flash flood buried the bodies in sediment.
    — Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • That could lead to life-threatening flash floods, the center said.
    — NBC News, 1 Sep. 2019
  • There is a flash flood watch up in the areas in green below, flood warnings are red.
    — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2023
  • Heavy rain and flash floods across Arizona have left at least three people dead.
    — Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Even a quarter-inch can trigger a deadly flash flood that can blast you down the canyon.
    — David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2021
  • These events -- flash drought and flash flood -- represent two sides of the climate change coin.
    — Payton Major and Angela Fritz, CNN, 14 July 2022
  • There is a flash flood warning ongoing for some of the same areas.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 16 Mar. 2021
  • The flash flood warning is set to remain in effect until noon.
    — Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The flash flood watch has been canceled for Tuscaloosa County.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 22 Mar. 2022
  • The city was also under a flash flood watch Thursday evening.
    — CBS News, 5 June 2020
  • In Bennington, she was once almost swept away in a flash flood.
    — Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 23 July 2021
  • Most people receive alerts on their phones in the event of a flash flood emergency.
    — Jennifer Gray, CNN, 13 Sep. 2021
  • The system is still dropping large amounts of rain bringing a flash flood danger.
    — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2022
  • What's the difference between a flash flood watch and a flash flood warning?
    — Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • 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 people had been fishing when a flash flood happened, sweeping their car down the the side of the creek.
    — Justice Amick, Indianapolis Star, 20 June 2019
  • In addition to the rain, there were also warnings for hail and flash floods during the storm.
    — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
  • The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 July 2026

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