flood warning
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2.6
- noun
- Formal
:
aviso de inundación
- The flood warning is in effect from 11 a.m. Wednesday to 6 a.m. Thursday.
- flash flood warning
- flood warning is in effect
- issued flood warnings
Examples
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In New Jersey, National Weather Service officials in Mount Holly issued a flood warning at 5 p.m. that said a 10-to-12-foot storm tide was possible along the Atlantic Coast, the Delaware Bay, and the Raritan Bay, which could lead to coastal flooding in many locations.
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Numerous flash flood warnings across southeastern Louisiana, southern Mississippi, and even Mobile County in Alabama.
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The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for all of southern and western Florida.
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In fact, we've had flood warnings for like the past week because all of our bodies of water around here are getting so full.
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The two high tides on Monday will be the most dangerous ones, the flood warning noted, with major to record coastal flooding expected.
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We've got a flash flood warning now in full effect for all of Grantham County.
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Local news is now reporting flood warnings to the east and blizzard warnings in the hills to the west.
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Eastern Panhandle counties faced flood warnings and watches.
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Coastal flood warnings extend up and down the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic coast.
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The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the city of Miami due to heavy rainfall.
Synonyms
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1.0
A statement or sign that tells people about danger before it happens
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4.3
An official warning that tells the public about possible danger or bad weather
How Serious
- Formal
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2.6
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an official notice about likely flooding' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'flood' (overflow of water) with 'warning' (a message alerting people to danger). This straightforward noun–noun composition follows common cross-linguistic patterns and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Flood warning comes from the image of people seeing water rising and someone giving a warning that a flood is coming. That's why it now means 'an official notice that flooding is likely soon'.