Like tornadoes, the National Weather Service has a warning system in place for floods and flash floods. And also like tornadoes, the system for flooding uses the same terminology, and can be just ...

Flash flood warnings are common: The NWS issues these by the thousands each year. Typically, at least some streets and roads will be flooded in areas covered by a flash flood warning, which can be ...

Torrential rainfall through Sunday night triggered widespread, life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding centered on the mid-Mississippi and Ohio valleys. In the next few weeks, runoff from ...

Since last Wednesday, the severe weather and flash flooding have been blamed for at least 19 deaths across six states, with 10 of those reported in Tennessee alone. On Sunday, officials with the ...

DYERSBURG, Tennessee. (AP) — Another round of torrential rain and flash flooding came Saturday for parts of the South and Midwest already heavily waterlogged by days of severe storms that also ...

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Another round of torrential rain and flash flooding was expected to hit Saturday in parts of the South and Midwest already heavily waterlogged by days of severe storms ...

In Memphis, Tennessee, rain falling at rates of over 5 inches an hour quickly overwhelmed streets and neighborhoods on Saturday afternoon, leading to a Flash Flood Emergency. Water rescues were ...

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. -- Another round of torrential rain and flash flooding was expected to hit Saturday in parts of the South and Midwest already heavily waterlogged by days of severe storms that in ...