Flash flood watch
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A Flash flood watch is issued by the National Weather Service
when conditions are favorable for flash flood
ing in flood-prone areas where grounds are already saturated from recent rains.
National Weather Service
The National Weather Service , once known as the Weather Bureau, is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States government...
when conditions are favorable for flash flood
Flash flood
A flash flood is a rapid flooding of geomorphic low-lying areas—washes, rivers, dry lakes and basins. It may be caused by heavy rain associated with a storm, hurricane, or tropical storm or meltwater from ice or snow flowing over ice sheets or snowfields...
ing in flood-prone areas where grounds are already saturated from recent rains.