flood warnings
Rising water advisories
Flood warnings are official alerts issued by meteorological or emergency services when flooding is imminent or already occurring in a specific area.
They signal immediate danger and typically urge protective action—evacuation, moving to higher ground, or avoiding travel.
A flood warning was issued for low-lying areas along the river.
Flood warnings are more urgent than flood watches, which indicate conditions favorable for flooding but no certainty.
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- National Weather ServiceFederal forecasting agency
- severe weatherDangerous atmospheric phenomena
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- sirensEmergency vehicle noisemakers
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- floodsdeluge, floodwater, floodplains, floodgate, rising waters
- weather informationweather reports, forecasts, weather bulletins, weather maps, weather radar
- meteorologyweather, rain, wind, snow, clouds
- weather forecastingforecast, forecasts, weather forecast, weather report, weather reports
- alertsalarm, alert, notification, push notifications, email alerts
- monitoringmetrics, alerts, dashboards, continuous monitoring, logs