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“If you’ve never seen water rise in front of you in minutes, it’s hard to conceive of how quickly that can happen—and how quickly your life and property can be at risk,” said Rachel Hogan Carr, executive director of the Nurture Nature Center, a nonprofit focused on flood-risk communication.
The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA released a flash flood warning at 2:47 p.m. on Friday in effect until 6 p.m. for Los Angeles.
Flash flood warnings were issued for multiple areas of the metro, including Independence, Raytown, and Blue Springs.
The Trump administration has changed course and is moving ahead with work to develop a new database that would provide Americans with precise estimates of their flash flood risk in a warming world.
At 11:58 a.m. on Friday, the NWS San Diego CA released an updated flash flood warning in effect until 2 p.m. for San Bernardino County.
New analysis highlights where the most residential structures were located during the deadly Texas flash flooding.
An amber weather warning came into effect on Saturday morning, when more than a month's worth of rain is forecast to fall in a matter of hours. The Met Office says fast-flowing and deep floodwaters are likely, leading to road and transport disruption, as well as power cuts.
The NWS Wakefield VA released an updated flash flood warning at 10:09 p.m. on Friday in effect until Saturday at 12:15 a.m. for Gates and Hertford counties.
New analysis highlights where the most residential structures were located during the deadly Texas flash flooding.
New Jersey is under a state of emergency after a flash flood caused at least two deaths in Plainfield and damage across Union County.
A flash flood warning was issued by the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on Friday at 8:30 p.m. in effect until 11:30 p.m. The warning is for Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell and Washington counties.