Sentences with phrase «make flash flooding»
A warmer atmosphere can contain much more moisture, which we expect to make flash flooding more likely.
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Several local fire companies made the trek last weekend to Erie County, NY to assist in their recovery from record snowfall and anticipated flash floods.
ADVANCES: Meteorologists can now detect precipitation changes at a smaller scale, making it much easier to forecast flash floods, says Jonathan Gourley, a research hydrologist at the National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, Okla..
Sometimes the arid conditions make the ground too hard to soak up much water, so flash floods can wreak havoc on the area.
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.
It's also important to make sure that you have separate protection against flooding if you live near a creek bed that is subject to flash floods when the summer rains really come down.