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Robbie Berg of the National Hurricane Center said Lee's flash-flood threat could be more severe as the rain moves from the Gulf region into the Appalachians.
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Robbie Berg of the National Hurricane Center said Lee's flash-flood threat could be more severe as the rain moves from the Gulf region into the Appalachians.
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The rains prompted flash-flood watch for the area until 6 a.m.
Flash-flood watch until Friday a.m. Erica Johnston 2010
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Downpours ranging from 1 to 3 inches flooded streets in metropolitan New Orleans, which was under a flash-flood warning.
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Getting up at 4 a.m. was a cinch—I never fell asleep after I turned on the television and heard a local newsman issue a flash-flood warning: "Caution if you're planning on camping near a river or stream."
The Horror Movie That Was Only in My Head Merrill Markoe 2011
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Sen. Blanche Lincoln of Arka nsas greets volunteer flash-flood rescuer Bo Adcock on Saturday in her home state.
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The last time I was here, driving in the middle of the rainy season, the heavens suddenly opened and I was caught in a flash-flood - good adventure, indeed!
Chihuahua: on the trail of Pancho Villa, Mormons, Mennonites, waterfalls and turkeys... 2008
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A flash-flood watch was in effect late Sunday for parts of Southern California, particularly in areas burned in recent years by brush fires.
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Violent downpours from gusty thunderstorms drenched areas already soaked from the morning's deluge, and the National Weather Service issued a series of tornado and flash-flood warnings from northern Maryland to as far south as Richmond.
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Violent downpours from gusty thunderstorms drenched areas already soaked from the morning's deluge, and the National Weather Service issued a series of tornado and flash-flood warnings from northern Maryland to as far south as Richmond.
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