Flash Flood, Debris Flow Risk as Storm Hits Wildfire Burn Areas in California
The National Weather Service has placed most of Southern California and parts of Central California under flood watches.
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Flash flood terms
If you’re in an area that’s under this warning, especially an area prone to flooding, you need to get to higher ground as soon as possible. Flash floods are sudden and violent floods that can ...
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Flash flood warnings? Watches? We help you make sense of emergency alerts
If you’re in an area that’s under this warning, especially an area prone to flooding, you need to get to higher ground as soon as possible. Flash floods are sudden and violent floods that can ...
LA flash flood watch: Rain on wildfire burn scars can trigger destructive debris flows − a geologist explains how
Rain on burned hillslopes can trigger dangerous floods and debris flows. Those debris flows can move with the speed of a ...
Powerful storm triggers mudslides, evacuations and warnings in L.A.
Thousands of people had been warned to evacuate areas in and around burn scars from the wildfires in the Los Angeles area. A ...
Fire department vehicle swept into ocean in debris flow as rain pounds LA
A new atmospheric river is slamming California, including fire-ravaged Los Angeles, where residents are bracing for the ...
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Dangerous setup for tornadoes and flash flooding in south-central US this weekend
A dangerous weekend is about to unfold across the lower Mississippi and Tennessee valleys as severe thunderstorms and torrential downpours blast the region, endangering lives and property, AccuWeather ...
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Light rain arrives in Southern California ahead of main storm, flash flood watch
The first storm in a two-part series has made its way to Southern California before the main storm begins Thursday, increasing the danger of flash flooding. A rainstorm tapping into an atmospheric ...
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West Central Virginia under a flood advisory until Thursday afternoon
"Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles." A flash flood warning is issued when a flash flood is either imminent or already occurring.
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SES conducts flood rescues as Sydney battered by fast-moving thunderstorm
Most of the call-outs were in Sydney where there were more than 20 flood rescues involving drivers stuck in floodwaters. The threat of severe thunderstorms in Sydney and on the Central Coast has ...
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Woman Found at Pink Beach Identified as Bima Flash Flood Victim
Information from the family suggests that Juliani was likely swept away by the flash flood that struck the Wera and Ambalawi ... The Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) team of the West Java Police ...
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Flash flood watch issued as new storm could bring nearly 5 inches of rain to foothill burn areas
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A flash flood watch has been issued as a powerful new storm is approaching Southern California that could drop nearly 5 inches of rain in the charred foothills. When will the ...