Sentences with phrase «flash floods»

Is there a history of flash flooding in your area?

A tenant flood policy is the one and only way to protect against the risk of flash floods.

This amount of rainfall was almost four times the monthly average and the majority fell within a two - hour period, causing flash flooding which killed eight people in total.

From flash floods to wildfires to hurricanes, there are some things you just can't control.

Another aspect that is being examined is planning for flash floods.

In the event of unfortunate events like flash floods or increased rainfall in a shorter period of time, the communities are in a better position to deal with such extremes.

A warmer atmosphere can contain much more moisture, which we expect to make flash flooding more likely.

Though flash floods — fast - moving water 15 feet or higher — are thought to be the most destructive and deadly, a few inches of water can also be devastating.

Flash flooding led to more deaths in the north than anywhere else.

This new system — the first to model flash floods in real time — is expected to graduate from demo to full operation soon.

But the worst danger of flash flooding appeared to be over, and some nearby residents had been able to return home.

What starts off as a tiny crack steadily grows larger from repeat flash floods and erosion over millions of years.

This can lead to serious problems like falling trees, frozen pipes and even flash flooding during the spring melt off.

Sometimes, heavy rains can lead to flash floods in this area.

All 50 states can experience flooding, whether it's from hurricanes, snow melts, or heavy rains causing flash floods.

Do not do this hike without checking the weather because of the risk of flash floods.

A warmer atmosphere can contain much more moisture, which we expect to make flash flooding more likely.

Though flash floods — fast - moving water 15 feet or higher — are thought to be the most destructive and deadly, a few inches of water can also be devastating.

With flash flood warnings blaring from cellphones, social media filled up with photos and videos of rain pouring down station staircases and onto platforms.

Stay safe: Residents of Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), struggle to reach higher ground as flash floods hit areas across the regency on March 5.

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...

People in large patches of the Midwest and the South had to contend with flash floods and hail the size of softballs as the storm that has been described as «hell on earth» pushed through their communities.

Last week hundreds of people had to be evacuated from their homes in southern and eastern England and dozens of roads were closed after flash floods swept through towns, and rivers burst their banks.

This is what the devastating flash floods on the Little Missouri and Caddo rivers in southwestern Arkansas looked like on stream gauges:

A huge spill at Hack Canyon in 1984, when a summer flash flood washed four tons of high - grade uranium ore from a uranium tailings pile into Kanab Creek and on to the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, has already demonstrated the devastating potential of uranium waste contamination.

The city also experiences flash floods as a result of heavy rains.

Kristen Rasmussen, who studies flash flooding at the University of Washington in Seattle, says it would be really useful to combine the drone system with existing models that take account of terrain and how the water moves.

The Copiapó River — dry for nearly 17 years — filled to overflowing and flash floods swept through several towns.

And in December, Tropical Storm Washi hit the Philippines, creating flash floods that killed more than 1,200 people.

Tornadoes, fires, flash flood damage, lightning and theft are just a few of the potential perils that you may encounter while renting in Blue Springs.

In the film, residents describe harrowing stories of severe flash flooding in the hollows, debris tumbling down the mountainside into backyards and entire communities bought out and vacated to make room for expanded mining.

I lived in Arizona for a few years and I remember flash floods occurring regularly during the rainy summer season.

Fogs in places where these were never heard of during summer time, drought, salinity intrusion far from the sea, floods including flash flood, and cyclone and storm surges as major problems they are facing in different parts of the country.

Nearly every year, seasonal flash floods drown a quarter of the world's rice crops, resulting in more than a billion dollars in lost revenue.

Disastrous flooding was experienced this spring in France where flash floods hit the back hills of the French Riviera and turned streets into rivers of surging, muddy water.

The clean - up continues in the Tompkins County Town of Newfield following flash flooding there Sunday.

Irma threatens to drop 2 to 20 inches of rain on Florida, and it has the potential to create «life - threatening flash floods and mudslides.»

Tropical storm Noel triggered flash floods in the Dominican Republic that killed dozens, while Honduras and Nicaragua faced the category - five hurricane Felix.

Relentless rains falling across Europe over the last week caused the waters of the Seine to burst their banks in the heart of Paris and sent flash floods roaring through towns in southern Germany, crushing cars and houses in their path.

Whether a natural disaster is on the way or you simply want to be aware of how to protect your home when flash flood warnings sound, we have five steps to preparing your home for flooding.

But the city is also located on the southern edge of America's «tornado alley,» and has the dubious honor of being in a central Texas area known as «flash flood alley.»

The city lies in a part of central Texas known as «Flash Flood Alley,» and flash floods claim more lives in Texas than any other type of natural disaster.

A serious challenge is that the suggested location for the Samzong fields is at risk of flash flooding due to Glacier Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs).

A recent flash flood on 16 - 17 June, affected over 50,000 people in the mountain state of Uttarakhand, while it is estimated that over 5000 [continue reading...]

Although short rainstorms will hardly affect your holiday, they can sometimes cause flash flooding because the drains throughout the island are often blocked by the sand and dust brought over from regular calimas.