flooding

Heavy rain over several days caused significant flooding along the White River, which flows through Indianapolis and central and southern Indiana.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Forecasters warned of life-threatening flooding and mudslides, with as much as 25 inches of rain possible at higher elevations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

He said on X: "Damaging winds, heavy rain, flash flooding and dangerous surf are possible across the state through the weekend."

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

The heavy rainfall "will produce life-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in areas of steep terrain."

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

I began to rest more frequently and for longer periods, to try to cool down a little, but each time I set off again the heat came flooding back.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

I suddenly realized: You’ve always bought houses on tops of hills because you’re afraid of water-level rise and that’s because you were raised to think the tribulations will bring mass floodings.

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2021

The adobe structure survived Rio Grande floodings, fires and a transfer of sovereignty from Mexico to the United States.

From Washington Post ● May 16, 2018

Crystal Bridges disassembled the pavilion-style structure, which had suffered floodings over the years, and rebuilt it on the museum’s campus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2016

Even in Morocco similar sudden floodings occur every rainy season.

From Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government by James Richardson

The West Branch of the mighty Susquehanna, which has plagued generations of residents with its spring floodings, was the primary means of ingress and egress for the area.

From The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784 A Study of Frontier Ethnography by George D. Wolf