Flash flooding can happen at any time, making it unpredictable and hard to prepare for. Even the name “flash flood” implies that they can appear out of nowhere and cause all kinds of damage. “A flash ...

The National Weather Service issues several types of flood-related warnings. A flash flood emergency is issued in very rare situations when there is a severe threat to human life and catastrophic ...

What should you do in the face of a flash flood? The question is on the minds of many in the wake of catastrophic flooding in Texas, which has killed over 100 people and renewed scrutiny over state ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Recent deadly and devastating flood events in the United States have raised concerns about notifications, detailed information and needed actions taken for residents in areas that may ...

Recent flash flooding in Texas, New Mexico and North Carolina is highlighting the extreme dangers that these raging torrents of water can bring to communities in a matter of minutes. The death toll ...

The amount of rain required to produce flash flooding varies by day, and by location. This is why - for example - an inch of rain in Manitou Springs can prompt a ...

In the event of a disaster, a mobile phone may be the first to alert someone. With Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs), customers of telecommunications companies including Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- In the days since the deadly flash flooding, ABC13 has heard survivors talk about what advance warnings they did and did not receive ahead of the disaster. There were ...

This year’s Fourth of July was the first time that the town of Comfort, Texas, used the sirens intended to warn its roughly 2,000 residents of imminent flooding. Founded by German abolitionists in ...

Vehicles sit submerged as a search and rescue worker looks through debris from the early July flash flooding in Hunt, Texas. The question is on the minds of many in the wake of catastrophic flooding ...