Sentences with phrase «by flash floods»

But, once in a while, Austin gets struck by flash floods, ice storms or wind storms.

And wildfires followed by flash floods have caused significant property damage in southern California.

u ``... episodes of scalding rains followed by flash floods.»

The county was hammered in July by flash floods that destroyed several homes.

Prosecco Blamed for Italy Flood Deaths The tragic deaths of four people swept away by flash floods in northern Italy have been blamed by critics on the regions burgeoning Prosecco industry accused of over-planting and damaging the lands ability to deal with rainwater...

The luxury coach, which was carrying the Kentucky Senator and his entourage of family, staffers, and evangelical leaders from Jerusalem to a kibbutz in the Sea of Galilee, had been derailed by flash floods and rock slides in the West Bank.

Dennis Wilson is from the village of Fort Plain, in Montgomery County, which was devastated by flash flooding just last summer.

A dark storm builds during their riverside pursuit, and Poppa tragically gets swept away by a flash flood, Mufasa - style.

Not exact matches

«Some strengthening is forecast during the next day or two, and Maria could regain major hurricane status by Thursday,» said the NHC in its latest advisory, which also called for «catastrophic flash flooding» in parts of Puerto Rico.

Many single and multiple stress - tolerant lines (flash flood, stagnant flood, drought, salinity, etc.) introduced by IRRI in India are now being evaluated or promoted nationally.

There doesn't seem to be much chance of federal aid to Lockport property owners, or to the city itself, for damage caused by the June 28 flash flood, Mayor Michael W. Tucker told the Common Council.

This spring, Hoosick Falls was struck by a devastating flash flood that destroyed much of the downtown municipal drainage system.

------------------ The state DOT Announced that sections of state highways 8 & 51 that were damaged by storms & flash Floods, are improved since yesterday.

The flash flooding brought on by the heavy rains of June 27 and 28 devastated many communities across Central New York.

A national flood warning system based on radar, established two years ago by Britain's Meteorological Office, is failing to predict major downpours and flash floods.

By measuring radiation from lightning strikes, researchers are putting together a system to quickly predict the locations of flash floods.

Many single and multiple stress - tolerant lines (flash flood, stagnant flood, drought, salinity, etc.) introduced by IRRI in India are now being evaluated or promoted nationally.

Zonulin incites a flash flood by telling the tight junctions to open enough for water to flood the intestines and wash away the unwanted debris.

Driving in also posed an extra challenge, as there was a flash storm last night, so my route into Reading was flooded and my parking space was just far enough away from the restaurant that by the time I arrived, my carefully straightened hair had adopted more of a drowned - rat chic.

To achieve this, special effort has been taken to set up the ebase where the structure will be least prone to be affected by natural calamities such as flash floods, landslides, and such.

A flash flood is a sudden release of water that inundates an area, and is differentiated from a normal flood by its duration; by definition, a flash flood lasts less than six hours.

We hiked a section of the Kalalau Trail (an 11 - mile trail that leads from Ke'e Beach to Kalalau Beach) and were advised by a ranger to turn around after 2 - miles due to flash flood warnings.

While the worst of the storm was over by mid-day Saturday, many parts of the state remain under a flash flood wash through Wednesday.

Updated, 4:03 p.m. As news spread of the devastating and deadly flooding west of Austin, Tex., last weekend (followed by so much more), I started exploring what's known about flood risks along the Blanco River and other waterways in Texas's «Flash Flood Alley.»

In the semiarid southwestern United States, the arroyos, washes, and ephemeral river valleys were filling slowly with alluvium (younger «Tsegi alluvium»), an indication that stream energy was generated by the summer flash floods.

The Himalayan rivers that join to form the Ganga are in spate this monsoon, flash floods are being worsened by abandoned dams, but some ministries still want...

Flash flood watches have been issued by the NWS in parts of the Southern California burn areas, as well as the foothills of the Sierra Nevada below 8,000 feet due to the combination of snow melt and heavy rainfall.

Flash floods occur in small and steep watersheds and waterways and can be caused by short - duration intense precipitation, dam or levee failure, or collapse of debris and ice jams.

It warned, prior to the floods, that heavy rains, flash floods, disease outbreaks and rising temperatures were all an inevitable future reality forced upon Pakistan by climate change.

Both nations have been affected by recent weather extremes, including flash flooding and landslides earlier this year.

The project was commissioned by the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in order to identify ~ 500 village units that are vulnerable to flash flooding, soil erosion, water scarcity and reduced crop potential.

Concerns about their potential vulnerabilities to extreme weather events — such as hurricanes, flash floods and sharp temperature abnormalities — brought about by climate change have also pushed these reevaluations to the fore.

By planting the green roof, the Museum reckoned that they could extend the life of the roof, avoid flash flooding and provide a valuable demonstration project for other buildings.

The three communities have been ravaged by costly climate - related extreme weather events, including wildfires and flash floods, according to the 100 - page complaint.

The researchers themselves witnessed both of these sorts of events live: At one point, they stood by as a flash flood washed dark sediment into the lake.

A peculiar and explicit illustration of this is «Emotional Weather Report,» by the peculiar (and, in my view, excellent) Tom Waits, whose website has a free recording of the song along with the lyrics -LRB-... «Flash flood watches cover the southern portion of my disposition... «-RRB-

Floods of water lingered everywhere, sallow but glinting like shiny pools of urine each time a flashing light swept by.

The NFIP, operated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, works with more than 90 private insurance carriers to provide flood insurance to cover damage that results from flash floods, hurricanes, winter storms or heavy rains.

Flood insurance covers direct physical losses from floods and losses resulting from flood related erosion caused by waves or currents of water exceeding anticipated cyclical levels and accompanied by a severe storm, flash flood, abnormal tide surge or a similar situation that results in flooding.

Comprehensive insurance covers damage to your vehicle caused by non-collision incidents such as severe weather like flash floods and hurricanes, theft, and fire.

This extra coverage will pay out the cost of damage to your vehicle caused by auto collisions, animal hits, wind damage, flash floods, wildfires, falling trees, and flying objects, among other misfortunes.

This is particularly true in the spring, when the winter's heavy snows begin to melt and can not be absorbed by the still - frozen ground, and in the summer, when heavy rainfall on already saturated ground leads to flash - flooding.

Dundalk is vulnerable to flooding caused by either storm surge from hurricanes or from excessive rainfall amounts incurred during a flash flood.

Despite having a fairly dry climate, it has also been struck by damaging flash - floods.