1.   But when the flow of money through the accounts jumped sharply, lower-level bank supervisors who monitored the activity failed to notify their superiors, he said.

2.   Major rivers jumped their banks and sprawled into nearby towns and roadways, turning neighborhoods into islands and leaving highways under several feet of water.

3.   The Topanga Creek -- normally a trickle -- was a raging torrent of mud and water that jumped its banks at several points.

4.   They were out of town last week when the North Fork of the Lewis River jumped its banks and spilled into their neighborhood in east Woodland.

5.   Heavy rains in the north have caused rivers to jump their banks and forced the closure of schools.

6.   Storms washed out bridges, flooded highways and swelled rivers, causing them to jump their banks.

7.   Swollen rivers jumped their banks Sunday night and left a still-uncounted number of injured and homeless.