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Definition of flash flood in English: flash floodnoun A sudden local flood, typically due to heavy rain. Example sentencesExamples - But Flanagan isn't discouraged by the sudden flash flood.
- Wiltshire was hit by flash floods on Tuesday after inches of torrential rain fell on the district.
- During the past weekend, flash floods caused by torrential rains have crippled relief work in Eastern Sri Lanka.
- Heavy rain and flash floods on Monday brought misery to thousands across Britain, but yesterday it seemed the worst was over for Yorkshire for the time being.
- Long dry periods are often broken by heavy rains and flash floods.
- Canyons fill up very quickly after a heavy downpour, although flash floods are not that common.
- Western areas were hit by flash floods and power failures after torrential rain on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
- Torrential rain brought flash floods to Scarborough, leaving holidaymakers donning raincoats instead of basking in the sun.
- Some supercells produce little rain, others, downpours that can cause flash floods.
- Elsewhere, firefighters battled flash floods caused by the torrential rain.
- After basking in hot summer sunshine, the weather broke and torrential rain and flash floods brought chaos across Greater Manchester.
- Rapid deforestation has led to rapid soil erosion, dust storms and flash floods.
- Much of this comes in sudden downpours in spring and autumn which sometimes cause devastating flash floods.
- Record numbers of holidaymakers have jetted off to escape the torrential downpours, flash floods and tornadoes that have made this summer the wettest in almost 20 years.
- Quick downpours from summer thunderstorms can cause flash floods anywhere.
- It's hard enough to cross the desert as it is - without monsoon rains and flash floods.
- It is thought that flash floods and general flooding has been responsible for more deaths than any other climatic event.
- The heat has also triggered violent thunderstorms and flash floods in northern Britain.
- Floods, especially flash floods, kill more people each year than hurricanes, tornadoes, wind storms or lightning.
- Lightning storms, flash floods, and dust storms are distinct possibilities.
Synonyms inundation, swamping, deluge
Definition of flash flood in US English: flash floodnounˈˌflæʃ ˈflədˈˌflaSH ˈfləd A sudden local flood, typically due to heavy rain. Example sentencesExamples - It is thought that flash floods and general flooding has been responsible for more deaths than any other climatic event.
- Canyons fill up very quickly after a heavy downpour, although flash floods are not that common.
- Quick downpours from summer thunderstorms can cause flash floods anywhere.
- Western areas were hit by flash floods and power failures after torrential rain on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
- Some supercells produce little rain, others, downpours that can cause flash floods.
- Long dry periods are often broken by heavy rains and flash floods.
- Lightning storms, flash floods, and dust storms are distinct possibilities.
- Record numbers of holidaymakers have jetted off to escape the torrential downpours, flash floods and tornadoes that have made this summer the wettest in almost 20 years.
- Elsewhere, firefighters battled flash floods caused by the torrential rain.
- Heavy rain and flash floods on Monday brought misery to thousands across Britain, but yesterday it seemed the worst was over for Yorkshire for the time being.
- But Flanagan isn't discouraged by the sudden flash flood.
- The heat has also triggered violent thunderstorms and flash floods in northern Britain.
- Torrential rain brought flash floods to Scarborough, leaving holidaymakers donning raincoats instead of basking in the sun.
- After basking in hot summer sunshine, the weather broke and torrential rain and flash floods brought chaos across Greater Manchester.
- Rapid deforestation has led to rapid soil erosion, dust storms and flash floods.
- Floods, especially flash floods, kill more people each year than hurricanes, tornadoes, wind storms or lightning.
- It's hard enough to cross the desert as it is - without monsoon rains and flash floods.
- During the past weekend, flash floods caused by torrential rains have crippled relief work in Eastern Sri Lanka.
- Wiltshire was hit by flash floods on Tuesday after inches of torrential rain fell on the district.
- Much of this comes in sudden downpours in spring and autumn which sometimes cause devastating flash floods.
Synonyms inundation, swamping, deluge
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