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A river flood advisory is issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when minor flooding at formal forecast points with river gaging sites and established flood stages is possible. Flooding may have many causes, such as heavy rain in the vicinity of the river, melting snow or ice jams .
A flash flood watch (SAME code: FFA; also referred as a "green box" by meteorologists) is severe weather watch product of the National Weather Service that is issued when conditions are favorable for flash flooding in flood-prone areas, usually when grounds are already saturated from recent rains, or when upcoming rains will have the potential ...
A flash flood warning (SAME code: FFW) is a severe weather warning product of the National Weather Service that is issued by national weather forecasting agencies throughout the world to alert the public that a flash flood is imminent or occurring in the warned area.
A massive rainstorm that hit Sunday night continued to batter North Jersey into Monday with major flooding and power outages wreaking havoc on the region.. Relief remains many hours away with rain ...
Nov. 30—A flash flood warning is in effect for the island of Maui this morning and a flash flood watch remains in effect for all Hawaiian islands. Radar at 6:37 a.m. showed heavy rain over the ...
A flood warning or flash flood warning is issued when flooding is imminent or already occurring. When flood warnings are issued, it means that area waterways will likely soon be in flood. [2] Not all flood watches suggest that large-scale flooding, such as during landfalling tropical cyclones, is possible.
At least four people are dead after powerful storms tore through the waterlogged and storm-weary South. More storms in the coming days will raise the risk once again of flash flooding, damaging ...
The following is an example of a River Flood Warning issued by the National Weather Service office in Peachtree City, Georgia. [2]WGUS42 KFFC 240703 FLWFFC GAC135-250658- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 158 AM EST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR PARTS OF THE SUWANEE CREEK...