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Urban and small stream flood advisory

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-002939

This advisory alerts the public to flooding which is generally only an inconvenience (not life-threatening) to those living in the affected area. Issued when heavy rain will cause flooding of streets and low-lying places in urban areas. Also used if small rural or urban streams are expected to reach or exceed bankfull. Some damage to homes or roads could occur.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-002939
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-002939",
  "term": "Urban and small stream flood advisory",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "term_source": "Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory",
  "definition": "This advisory alerts the public to flooding which is generally only an inconvenience (not life-threatening) to those living in the affected area. Issued when heavy rain will cause flooding of streets and low-lying places in urban areas. Also used if small rural or urban streams are expected to reach or exceed bankfull. Some damage to homes or roads could occur.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/urban-and-small-stream-flood-advisory/"
}

Record 10,149 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.