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

What about a "flood warning"? ... Jacks said the weather service is looking at many options, such as switching to the color-coded (yellow, orange, red) warnings some European countries use, ...

Even when floods can be anticipated, communicating their severity to the public is a tall order. Because flash floods are ...

A flash flood warning was in effect in New York City until 9:45 p.m., and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of ...

Flood advisory vs. flood warning The National Weather Service also has some other water-related alerts at its disposal, including flood advisories, flood warnings and areal flood warnings.

A flood advisory is issued when flooding is not expected to be bad enough to issue a warning. However, it may cause significant inconvenience. If caution is not exercised, it could lead to ...