During periods of heavy rainfall or river flooding, National Weather Service meteorologists may issue a range of flood alerts ...

Like tornadoes, there's a warning system in place for flooding and flash flooding. And it can be just as confusing. Here's ...

Just a small percentage of flood alerts issued by the National Weather Service each year are the highest level called a flash ...

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 ...