Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flash flood emergency alerts are issued for potentially destructive and life-threatening flooding that is imminent or ongoing.

The evacuation order was issued as a flash flood emergency struck thousands of people in Hawaii on Friday.

A Commerce Department Inspector General audit found a stark disparity in warning times for communities just miles apart.

Flash flood emergency warnings are dire alerts issued by the National Weather Service in high-impact situations that warn potentially destructive and life-threatening flooding is imminent or ongoing.