flash flood
C63410
concept
A flash flood is a sudden, rapid flooding event caused by intense rainfall or other abrupt water release, occurring within minutes to hours and often with little warning.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| flash flood canonical | 3 |
| flood in the United States | 3 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: flash flood
Generated description
A flash flood is a sudden, rapid flooding event caused by intense rainfall or other abrupt water release, occurring within minutes to hours and often with little warning.
Instances (3)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| 1976 Big Thompson Canyon flood | — |
| 2016 Ellicott City flood | — |
| 2018 Ellicott City flood | — |