Flooding is the 2nd leading cause of weather-related death, but most death's are completely avoidable. Meteorologist Matt Beckwith explains how flash flooding happens and how you can stay safe.

Straighter, smoother streams flow more violently than those that meander due to a reduction in friction. Areas with steeper ...

Flash flooding in Texas over the weekend has left more than 89 dead and others missing. Here’s how and why flash flooding happens. #ExtremeNature ...

Flash floods like those that have occurred in recent weeks can be incredibly destructive due to how hard they are to predict.

Failing to translate flood forecasts into timely messages that tell people what they need to do to stay safe can have tragic ...

Back-to-back flooding disasters in recent years — in Texas, New Mexico and Kentucky, among many others — have showed that ...

Since January, more than 3,100 flash flood warnings have been issued nationwide — the highest year-to-date total since ...

Explainer - Hundreds are dead or missing in Texas flash floods. The Tasman District has been hit hard. Why is flash flooding ...

An entire summer's worth of rain hit parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and New England over the course of just a few hours this week. Some of the flooding was so powerful it damaged ...

As recent deluges in St. Louis and Kentucky show, flash flooding can happen in urban and rural areas, with deadly results in either setting. What is a flash flood? A civil engineer explains how it ...

Flash floods can happen at any time, making them unpredictable and hard to prepare for. Even the name “flash flood” implies that they can appear out of nowhere and cause all kinds of damage.

At least 119 people are dead and 173 people are still missing after devastating flash floods in Central Texas.