Flash floods are so named because sudden deluges can occur after a heavy rainfall, which the National Weather Service says is the most common cause. The flooding begins within six hours of heavy ...

If it feels like flash flooding is everywhere this summer, you're not imagining it. An exclusive AccuWeather analysis confirms that 2025 is shaping up to be one of the most flood-impacted summers on ...

The training thunderstorms that afternoon led to the city’s second destructive flash flood in two years. Observed precipitation between July 15, 2018, and July 29, 2018. Dennis Mersereau ...

The monstrous, swift-moving flood that swept through the Hill Country of west-central Texas Friday, killing at least 13 and leaving nearly two dozen missing, was a flash flood, the nation's top ...

Flash floods are deadly Last year, 145 people died in flash floods , according to the weather service. On average over the past 30 years, floods have claimed 127 lives annually.

(AP) – The monstrous, swift-moving flood that swept through the Hill Country of Texas on Friday, killing at least 24 people and leaving more people missing, was a flash flood, the nation&#821… ...