flash flood

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Authorities warn that the same storm system is now threatening other islands, with flash flood alerts and evacuation warnings issued for parts of Maui, Molokai and Lanai.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

The platform highlights locations where there could be flash flood risks on a map.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The flash flood cut off the state's Great Ocean Road and forced up to 300 people to flee, officials said.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

The weather service also issued a flash flood warning for southwest Los Angeles County for Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

A flash flood washed the makeshift road away, so he moved twenty miles out, toward the Borrego badlands, where he camps beside an isolated stand of cottonwoods.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer