Flash flooding is a lot deadlier than you think, and we're entering the peak time of year for it:
8 hours agoFlash flooding is one of the biggest weather-related killers each year.Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletterFlash flooding has already produced significant impacts in the United States this year, but the height of when much of this threat typically peaks is still ahead from late spring through summer because of a variety of weather factors.
To be clear, by flash flooding, we mean only those short-fuse events triggered by heavy rain over a relatively small area, rather than longer-lived river flooding events taking place over days or weeks.The danger of flash flooding is sometimes overlooked when compared to the tornadoes, large hail and destructive winds that thunderstorms produce in spring and summer. But it should be taken just as seriously since it's one of the deadliest types of weather phenomena.
in the U.S. over the past 10 years ending with 2022, according to statistics compiled by the National Weather Service in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Already this year, flooding has contributed to 26 deaths in the U.S. through early May.Your local NWS office issues a flash flood warning when flash flooding is either already happening or expected to develop based on rainfall rates and radar trends.
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