TERRIFYING footage shows flash floods ripping through towns in northwestern Italy. Franco Chiaffrino, a 70-year-old fruit ...

A swift-moving flood that swept through the Hill Country of Texas on Friday, killing at least 32 people and leaving many more ...

It is even possible to experience a flash flood in areas not immediately receiving rain. If you are in a flood prone area, move immediately to high ground, the NWS advises.

A flash flood happens when heavy rainfall overwhelms the ability to absorb water in a very short amount of time. Unlike regular flooding, which develops gradually over hours or days, flash floods ...