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What to know about flash flooding

It can occur suddenly within six hours of heavy rainfall, usually three, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Amanda Lee, and take place in low-lying rural and urban areas.

Mud and debris across the road where cars were swept up in flash flooding that occurred on Washington Crossing Road, near Houghs Creek, in Upper Makefield Township Saturday.
Mud and debris across the road where cars were swept up in flash flooding that occurred on Washington Crossing Road, near Houghs Creek, in Upper Makefield Township Saturday.Read moreElizabeth Robertson / Staff Photographer