Flash flooding in cities throughout the U.S. might just be the new normal but most of this country is still not ready for it, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Mark Gongloff writes.

Flash flooding can be hard to predict, which is why it can be so destructive. Flash floods “can happen within minutes of the causative rainfall, limiting the time available to warn and protect ...

Floodwaters overtook some areas of western Virginia Friday evening as more than 15 million people were at risk of dangerous flash floods in pockets of nearly every region of the contiguous United ...

Dangerous flash flooding can be made worse in, but not limited to, areas that have recently received heavy rain from Iowa to West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.

Western Pennsylvania has been awash in flash flood warnings this year. The National Weather Service has issued 112 such warnings so far in 2025, Alicia Miller, hydrologist at the weather service ...

Several historic and deadly flash flooding events have occurred in the U.S. just within the month of July alone. Experts talk about what factors are increasing the risks.

Flash floods will always be terrifying, and it seems they’re here to stay. But there’s plenty we can do to make sure they’re not nearly so dangerous and destructive.

Dangerous flash flooding can be made worse in, but not limited to, areas that have recently received heavy rain from Iowa to West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.

Flash floods will always be terrifying, and it seems they’re here to stay. But there’s plenty we can do to make sure they’re not nearly so dangerous and destructive.

Flash floods will always be terrifying, and it seems they’re here to stay. But there’s plenty we can do to make sure they’re not nearly so dangerous and destructive.