Heavy rainfall swept across North and Central Jersey July 14, leading to road closures, power outages and flash flooding.

A flash-flood swept through parts of Galax and surrounding areas Friday night, turning quiet streets into rivers and ...

Flash flooding ranks among the top weather-related killers in the U.S. But what is it exactly, and how does it happen?

People usually only have hours of notice in advance. The disaster in Texas was a worst-case scenario.

Flash floods happen when there is heavy rainfall. There isn’t a global definition of what a flash flood is. Predicting rainfall is harder than it seems, and there are other complicated factors ...

Florida is flooding today after Tropical Storm Debby made landfall on the Gulf coast Monday. Here's the difference between a flood and a flash flood.

Florida is flooding today after Tropical Storm Debby made landfall on the Gulf coast Monday. Here's the difference between a flood and a flash flood.

The official definition of a flash flood warning says it is issued when “flash flooding is in progress, imminent, or highly likely.” ...

However, as of 2020, the only flash flood warnings that prompt the WEA into action are the subset for events deemed “considerable” or “catastrophic,” flash flood emergencies being the latter.

By all accounts, forecasters provided adequate warning — the problem was communicating the danger to residents.