"flash flooding" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2019 November 6, “Flash floods close Marches Line in Wales”, in Rail, page 13",
          "text": "Just before 1300, a train driver reported fast-flowing water near Pontrilas. Flash flooding removed ballast, leaving sections of track suspended in the air.",
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          "ref": "2021 July 18, Neil Vigdor, “What Is Flash Flooding, and How Can You Avoid It?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN",
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        "(meteorology) Flooding that occurs during a flash flood."
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