Sudden+flood
11flash flood — sudden flood, instantaneous flow of water that fills an area …
12flood of orders — A sudden increase in demand. ► “In anticipation of a flood of orders for the Alpha chip, DEC built semiconductor foundries.” (Computer Technology Review, Spring/Summer 1994, p. 8) …
13flash flood — noun a sudden local flood of great volume and short duration (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑flashflood • Hypernyms: ↑flood, ↑inundation, ↑deluge, ↑alluvion • Hyponyms: ↑ …
14flash flood — /flæʃ ˈflʌd / (say flash flud) noun a sudden flood of water in a watercourse, storm channel, etc., usually due to heavy rain. {flash + flood} –flash flooding, noun …
15flash flood — noun (C) a sudden flood that is caused by a lot of rain falling in a short period of time …
16Flash flood warning — A Flash Flood Warning is issued when a flash flood is imminent or occurring in the warned area. A flash flood is a sudden, violent flood after a heavy rain. Rainfall intensity and duration, topography, soil conditions, and ground cover contribute …
17Flash flood — A flash flood is a rapid flooding of geomorphic lowlying areas washes, rivers and streams. It is caused by the intense rainfall associated with a thunderstorm, or multiple thunderstorms. Flash floods can also occur after the collapse of an ice… …
181928 Thames flood — The 1928 Thames flood was a disastrous flood of the River Thames that affected much of riverside London, England, on 7 January 1928, as well as places further downriver. Fourteen people were drowned in London and thousands were made homeless when …
191997 Red River Flood in the United States — Infobox flood image location=Sorlie bridge 1997.jpg name=1997 Red River Flood duration=April 1997 total da total fatalities=0 areas affected=Fargo, North Dakota Greater Grand Forks Grand Forks, ND East Grand Forks, MN The Red River Flood of 1997… …
20Outburst flood — In geomorphology, an outburst flood, which is a type of megaflood, is a high magnitude, low frequency catastrophic flood involving the sudden release of water.[1][2] During the last deglaciation, numerous glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF) were… …
