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At 9:55 a.m. on Monday, the National Weather Service issued a flood warning in effect until Tuesday at 12:10 a.m. for Johnson County.
A flood advisory is now in effect for parts of Hamilton County, Ohio, and Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties in Kentucky along the Ohio River.
Drivers are being urged to be cautious as heavy rainfall has led to a number of roads flooding. Bad weather has hit parts of Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex after weeks of sunshine and warm temperatures. While the rain is due to ease to isolated showers,
There's a season for flash flooding every year, but 2025 has been marked by extremely deadly torrents of rainfall across the country.
A flash flood warning was in effect in New York City until 9:45 p.m., and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency. Middlesex, Morris and Somerset counties remained under a flood warning until 7:15 a.m. Tuesday.
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Grist on MSNWhy Flash Flood Warnings Are Never Enough“If you’ve never seen water rise in front of you in minutes, it’s hard to conceive of how quickly that can happen—and how quickly your life and property can be at risk,” said Rachel Hogan Carr, executive director of the Nurture Nature Center, a nonprofit focused on flood-risk communication.
A flash flood warning was released by the NWS Blacksburg VA on Saturday at 5:41 p.m. in effect until 11:45 p.m. for Caswell and Rockingham counties.
More than 3.3 million people were advised of possible road closures and travel complications amid coastal floods.