- flash flood warning
- 暴洪警报
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flash flood warning
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Flash flood warning — A Flash Flood Warning is issued when a flash flood is imminent or occurring in the warned area. A flash flood is a sudden, violent flood after a heavy rain. Rainfall intensity and duration, topography, soil conditions, and ground cover contribute … Wikipedia
Flash flood — A flash flood is a rapid flooding of geomorphic lowlying areas washes, rivers and streams. It is caused by the intense rainfall associated with a thunderstorm, or multiple thunderstorms. Flash floods can also occur after the collapse of an ice… … Wikipedia
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Coastal flood warning — A Coastal Flood Warning is issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when coastal flooding is either imminent or occurring along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, or the Gulf of Mexico. The flooding must be due to… … Wikipedia
Flood alert — Flood alerts are issued by government weather agencies to alert residents that flood conditions are a possibility for their area.Types of flood alertsA flash flood watch is issued when weather conditions are favorable for very heavy rain and… … Wikipedia
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flash — flash1 S3 [flæʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(shine)¦ 2¦(pictures)¦ 3 flash through somebody s mind/head/brain 4 flash a smile/glance/look etc (at somebody) 5¦(show something quickly)¦ 6¦(news/information)¦ 7¦(move quickly)¦ 8¦(eyes)¦ 9¦(sex organs)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
flash — 1 verb 1 SHINE (I, T) to shine suddenly and brightly for a short time, or to make something shine in this way: The lightning flashed. | flash sth into/at/towards: Why is that guy flashing his headlights at me? | flash on and off (=shine for a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
flood — 1. noun 1) a flood warning Syn: inundation, swamping, deluge, high water; torrent, overflow, flash flood, freshet, spate 2) a flood of tears Syn: outpouring, torrent, rush … Thesaurus of popular words
2008 Irish flash floods — The 2008 Irish flash floods are a series of flash floods that are occurring across the island in August 2008. The floods and related weather conditions have primarily affected the following counties; Limerick, Cork, Dublin, Antrim, Carlow, Galway … Wikipedia
New England Flood of May 2006 — A NEXRAD radar animation of the storm on May 12, 2006 The New England Flood of May 2006 was a flood event that occurred in New England, especially in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, during the month of May, 2006. It started on May 11, 2006 as a… … Wikipedia
