There are several varieties of flood watches and warnings, but one that generates a lot of questions is the areal flood watch or warning. Many people who see notifications for areal flood watches or ...

An Areal Flood Warning would be issued when the flooding occurs more gradually — or, as the NWS explained, ... Is an areal flood different from a flash flood? The short answer is yes.

At first glance it may look like something is wrong with the spelling across the bottom of your television screen when you see Areal Flood Warning.Every time this happens the NEWS9 newsroom phones ...

An areal flood watch or warning is one of several types of flood-related alerts the NWS issues. (WLUK) -- Amid this week's heavy rains, you may have noticed the National Weather Service issued an ...

Depending upon where you live, you might have to deal with flash floods, areal floods, river floods, and coastal floods. They are all about rising water but it’s the speed that it rises and ...

Large amounts of moisture available in the atmosphere will give us an increased risk for areal and flash flooding in our ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — There are three main types of flood warnings: Areal Flood Warning, River Flood Warning, and Flash Flood Warning. Knowing the different types of flood warnings and what they mean ...

The system that brought extreme amounts of rainfall throughout the night and into this morning is pushing southeast out of ...

You may have noticed our use of the word "areal" in the yellow or red bar at the top of this page, prompting some visitors to tell us that we had misspelled the word. In fact, we did not.

The risk for flash flooding remains elevated, as many have seen impressive rainfall totals over the past week or so. Some ...

This part of Texas is one of the most flood-prone areas in the entire world. Here’s a look at some of the region’s worst ...