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Flash flood facts for kids

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A flash flood is very quick flooding of low-lying land, usually without prior warning. It may be caused by heavy rain or water from melted ice or snow. Flash floods can also happen after the collapse of a dam. A tsunami causes similar problems but is not usually called a flash flood.

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  • Main and University, Charlottesville, during flash flood (comparison)

    An underpass in Charlottesville, V.A. during normal conditions (upper) and after fifteen minutes of heavy rain (lower)

  • Driving through flash flood

    Driving through a flash-flooded road

  • GobiFlood

    A flash flood after a thunderstorm in the Gobi, Mongolia

  • Minor Flood

    Flash flooded road in Northern Mexico, after a 3–5 hour long thunderstorm that occurred during a drought that lasted nearly 1 year

  • Canandaigua flood July 23, 2017 barn flooded 4

    A flash flood greatly inundates a small ditch, flooding barns and ripping out newly installed drain pipes.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Inundación relámpago para niños

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