flash flood

Example Sentences

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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

Google said its accompanying flash flood prediction tool, trained on the flood data set, is able to anticipate the weather events in a way that wasn’t possible before.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The state-owned electricity company Perusahaan Listrik Negara said in a statement Wednesday that it had deployed personnel to gradually restore power supplies after a flash flood caused the collapse of a transmission tower.

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

A cloudburst had caused a flash flood early in the morning, a local official said.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

Because there had not been an earthquake in Papua New Guinea that day, my parents were all hyperfocused on me, and so I could not hide this flash flood of anxiety.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green