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Floods

Floods. By Alexa Jain Quinn Petty Emma Kay White Owen Wilder Nicholas Cheves. What is a flood?. A flood is a lot of water that can drown people. Floods can damage thousands of people’s houses. Floods rarely happen. Where do floods occur?.

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Floods

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  1. Floods By Alexa Jain Quinn Petty Emma Kay White Owen Wilder Nicholas Cheves

  2. What is a flood? A flood is a lot of water that can drown people. Floods can damage thousands of people’s houses. Floods rarely happen.

  3. Where do floods occur? Floods occur on broad and flat lands typically situated on the banks of rivers or major water ways . Floods are basically caused by heavy rains . Floods usually occur along streams and rivers . Flash floods can occur almost anywhere.

  4. Measuring Floods This will tell if the flood is getting worse or better You put the stream gauge in the water then you take it out of the water and measure

  5. Flood Watch If a place gets too much rain it is called a flood. A rain storm causes a flood. Just 6 inches can knock out/blackout a human. Flash flood means a flood is possible. Flash flood warning means a flood watch is possible.

  6. Flood Warnings Take the necessary precautions if you are in a flood. Flooding is actually or is immediate in the warning area.

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