{"id":5667,"date":"2022-04-26T15:56:04","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T20:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/nsslnews\/?p=5667"},"modified":"2022-04-28T16:50:22","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T21:50:22","slug":"flash-floods-will-increase-across-the-united-states-new-research-suggests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/nsslnews\/2022\/04\/flash-floods-will-increase-across-the-united-states-new-research-suggests\/","title":{"rendered":"Flash floods will increase across the United States, new research suggests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New climate modeling research shows heavy rainfall events will cause more frequent and stronger flash floods by the end of the century, especially in the southwest and central United States. NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory research hydrometeorologist Jonathan J. Gourley contributed to the study led by University of Oklahoma professor Yang Hong and published in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s43247-022-00409-6\"><em>Nature: Communications Earth and Environment<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ou.edu\/research-norman\/news-events\/2022\/climate-modeling-predicts-increasing-flash-flooding\">Read more about the study<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/nsslnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/04\/FEMA_-_32096_-_Cars_drives_though_flooded_street_in_an_Oklahoma_neighborhood-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5668\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/nsslnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/04\/FEMA_-_32096_-_Cars_drives_though_flooded_street_in_an_Oklahoma_neighborhood-900x604.jpg\" alt=\"road with flood waters across it, two signs that say &quot;danger high water are visible and two cars are driving through the water\" width=\"900\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/nsslnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/04\/FEMA_-_32096_-_Cars_drives_though_flooded_street_in_an_Oklahoma_neighborhood-900x604.jpg 900w, https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/nsslnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/04\/FEMA_-_32096_-_Cars_drives_though_flooded_street_in_an_Oklahoma_neighborhood-1800x1208.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/nsslnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/04\/FEMA_-_32096_-_Cars_drives_though_flooded_street_in_an_Oklahoma_neighborhood-1200x806.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/nsslnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/04\/FEMA_-_32096_-_Cars_drives_though_flooded_street_in_an_Oklahoma_neighborhood-1536x1031.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/nsslnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/04\/FEMA_-_32096_-_Cars_drives_though_flooded_street_in_an_Oklahoma_neighborhood-2048x1375.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/nsslnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/04\/FEMA_-_32096_-_Cars_drives_though_flooded_street_in_an_Oklahoma_neighborhood-600x403.jpg 600w, https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/nsslnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/04\/FEMA_-_32096_-_Cars_drives_though_flooded_street_in_an_Oklahoma_neighborhood-2400x1611.jpg 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, (max-width: 1200px) 60vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New climate modeling research shows heavy rainfall events will cause more frequent and stronger flash floods by the end of the century, especially in the southwest and central United States. 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