Flood Alerts By Country
In Canada, a heavy rainfall warning (which indicates rainfall amounts that could produce flooding are expected) has basically the same meaning as a flood watch.
In the United States, the National Weather Service issues watches and warnings for flooding on a per-county basis. When a flood warning is issued in the United States it means a river or creek is in flood.
In Australia, the Bureau of Meteorology issues a flood watch that covers similar conditions to the United States Flood Watch, however, it is known by slightly different names in some states.
In Europe, there is the European Flood Alert System.
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