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The need for such a warning system became evident after the flood of August 2021. Six individuals lost their lives when the East Fork of the Pigeon River rapidly rose and sent a wall of water ...
After receiving emergency text alerts about flash flooding after rivers had already begun overflowing on Sept. 27, some East Tennessee residents are looking to the next storm and wondering how ...
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.
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A typical warning will state the forecast point covered by the warning, the current flood stage, the established flood stage, and the expected crest, which is issued by the River Forecast Center. The crest will usually occur at least six-seven hours after the start of the event and the flooding can be caused by heavy rain in the vicinity of the ...
FloodAlerts is a software application, developed by software specialists Shoothill, which takes real-time flooding information, and displays the data on an interactive Bing map, updating and warning its users when they, their premises or the routes they need to travel could be at risk of flooding.
The greatest risk of downpours that can trigger highly localized flooding will be from Louisiana and the panhandles of Mississippi, Alabama and Florida to northwestern Georgia, Tennessee and Kentucky.
A storm system continuing on its trek across the nation has brought a renewed threat of flooding rain and severe weather later Thursday that has communities in the Ark-La-Tex region on alert.