What does flash flooding mean?

Definitions for flash flooding
flash flood·ing

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word flash flooding.

Wikipedia

  1. Flash flooding

    .

How to pronounce flash flooding?

How to say flash flooding in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of flash flooding in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of flash flooding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of flash flooding in a Sentence

  1. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott:

    Any additional rainfall will exacerbate already saturated grounds, which could quickly lead to dangerous flash flooding and extended river flooding.

  2. Tim Steffen:

    You can think of it as concrete where the water is not being absorbed into the soils ; it's all just running off, downstream of those fire scars all that water is running off, some debris as well from the fire, and that can clog culverts. Those areas are susceptible to flash flooding more so than those areas that haven't been burned.

  3. Anita Foster:

    Overnight, Red Cross teams provided cots and blankets for the shelter set up in Maypearl, and stood by for shelter needs in Johnson, Hood and Erath counties, the event is still unfolding with flash flooding throughout the area.

  4. Craig Tucker:

    We know the dissolved oxygen in the river plummeted two nights in a row as these pulses of mud hit the main stem of the river, so it is very clear to us that we had a high intensity fire and then we had a flash flooding event kind of come behind the fire and it just rushed ash and debris and mud into the river, virtually everything in the river died.

  5. Ron DeSantis:

    We're preparing for the risk of isolated tornadoes, storm surge, heavy rainfall and flash flooding.

Translation

Find a translation for the flash flooding definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"flash flooding." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 23 Apr. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/flash+flooding>.

Discuss these flash flooding definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for flash flooding? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Image or illustration of

    flash flooding

    Credit »

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
    A profound
    B obnoxious
    C transparent
    D abrupt

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for flash flooding: