CINCINNATI —
When a flash flooding event is happening you should know the difference between the two different types of warnings.
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS are issued when quick changes in water levels are happening or will happen soon, so when you get one of these alerts to your phone you should move to higher ground if you live in a flood prone area or if you're out traveling, remember to watch for high water and never to drive through flooded roadways. Advertisement
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Sometimes these warnings come with a considerable tag, you should be more urgent with your actions if you see that and that threat for flooding is more severe.
A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY is different and is rarely issued by the National Weather Service. Those go out when catastrophic damage and severe threat to life is