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Storms Could Spawn Tornadoes, Life-Threatening Flooding This Week

The final week of April will be similar to the first three, with dangerous thunderstorms over a large portion of the U.S. The forecast includes the potential for tornadoes, life-threatening flash flooding and large hail in highly populated regions from the southern Plains to the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic region from...

Hurricane Karl Subsiding After Walloping Mexico

(Sept. 17) -- Karl's worst winds have already blown, but the storm remains a danger. After coming ashore 10 miles north of the port city of Veracruz, Mexico, as a Category 3 hurricane that packed winds of 110 mph, Karl's strength slowly began to diminish as it headed inland. As of 4 p.m. EDT today, Karl had sustained...

Hermine's Downpours Spark Flash Floods

(Sept. 8) -- What's left of what was once Tropical Storm Hermine is producing life-threatening flash flooding in Texas, and with the area of torrential rainfall expanding north and east, serious flooding will spread to the Plains and Missouri and Arkansas into Thursday. Tens of thousands of residents in Mexico already...

Tenn. Flash Flooding Reported, More Rain Coming

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 18) -- Heavy rainfall has soaked some of the same parts of Middle Tennessee that were inundated with severe flooding in May, and forecasters are warning that more rain is expected. A train washed off its tracks and rescuers plucked people from flooded vehicles and rescued residents in an apartment...

Floods Often Steal Weather Thunder in Late Summer

(Aug. 13) -- The tornado often steals weather headlines and stars in reality television shows alongside storm chasers, but flooding typically kills more Americans each year. More than 150 people are killed by flooding annually, compared to close to 80 for tornadoes, and unlike tornadoes, all states are susceptible to...

Background on flash flooding

A flash flood is a rapid flooding of geomorphic low-lying areas—washes, rivers, dry lakes and basins. It may be caused by heavy rain associated with a storm, hurricane, or tropical storm or meltwater from ice or snow flowing over ice sheets or snowfields.

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