How to Use flash flood in a Sentence

flash flood

noun
  • The area is prone to wildfires and flash floods.
    — Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
  • So the lake wasn’t full at the time the flash flood happened.
    — Julia Musto, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2021
  • How much water is needed to cause a flash flood?
    — Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Here are some tips on how to prepare in advance of flash floods.
    — Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
  • Oahu is under a flash flood warning.
    — Seth Borenstein, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Do not hike if there’s rain in the forecast—flash floods can occur.
    — Joe Yogerst, National Geographic, 18 Apr. 2019
  • Twenty-five campers and two counselors died in a flash flood last year.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • At some point, a flash flood must have come crashing down the canyon with enough force to clear it out.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021
  • The storm will be fast moving, so there isn’t a widespread flash flood risk at this time.
    — NBC News, 19 Nov. 2021
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    — Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2025
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    — Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    — Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025

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