rainfall flood

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• Flood warning — is closely linked to the task of flood forecasting. The distinction between the two is that the outcome of flood forecasting is a set of forecast time profiles of channel flows or river levels at various locations, while flood warning is the task …   Wikipedia

• Flood alert — Flood alerts are issued by government weather agencies to alert residents that flood conditions are a possibility for their area.Types of flood alertsA flash flood watch is issued when weather conditions are favorable for very heavy rain and… …   Wikipedia

• Flood forecasting — is the use of real time precipitation and streamflow data in rainfall runoff and streamflow routing models to forecast flow rates and water levels for periods ranging from a few hours to days ahead, depending on the size of the watershed or river …   Wikipedia

• Flood control — For the protocol issue, see Flood control (communications). A weir was built on the Humber River (Ontario) to prevent a recurrence of a catastrophic flood. Flood control refers to all methods used to reduce or prevent the detrimental effects of… …   Wikipedia

• Flood — A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land, a deluge.MSN Encarta Dictionary. [http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861612277 Flood.] Retrieved on 2006 12 28.] In the sense of… …   Wikipedia

• flood — floodable, adj. flooder, n. floodless, adj. floodlike, adj. /flud/, n. 1. a great flowing or overflowing of water, esp. over land not usually submerged. 2. any great outpouring or stream: a flood of tears. 3. the Flood, the universal deluge… …   Universalium

• flood — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 large amount of water ADJECTIVE ▪ catastrophic, devastating, great, severe ▪ flash ▪ spring, summer …   Collocations dictionary

• flood — 01. In the Southern U.S.A., they often have [floods] after a heavy rainfall. 02. When she realized all the damage the [flood] had caused, she burst into tears. 03. The [flood] completely wiped out the village. 04. The bridge was washed away by… …   Grammatical examples in English

• Flood in Miskolc, 1878 — The Hungarian city of Miskolc lies on the drainage area of the river Sajó and the stream Szinva. Both the river and the stream played an important part in the development of the city, but during great rains they also meant danger. There were… …   Wikipedia

• flood — 1. noun /flʌd/ a) A (usually disastrous) overflow of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water. b) A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with. See… …   Wiktionary

• 100-year flood — For other uses, see 100 year flood (disambiguation). A one hundred year flood is calculated to be the level of flood water expected to be equaled or exceeded every 100 years on average. The 100 year flood is more accurately referred to as the 1%… …   Wikipedia