1.   This combination means tides could leap from a level of nearly five metres to over six metres and flooding could occur.

2.   But flooding also occurred when ice jams broke, allowing rushes of deep water to inundate areas farther downstream.

3.   Flooding will occur in areas where a few heavy storms follow on the heels of one another.

4.   Flooding occurs virtually every summer in China.

5.   Flooding could occur because moderate but protracted onshore winds will prevent bays and inlets from draining at times of low tide.

6.   Vegetation gives a clue about where flooding has occurred.

7.   With a stalled front off the coast and areas of moisture-enriched low pressure rippling slowly along it, flooding rains will occur.

8.   Flooding also occurred at Washington, along the Missouri River.

9.   Flooding also occurred in Guiyang, the capital of southwestern Guizhou province, due to heavy rains late Monday and early Tuesday.

10.   Residents and local officials should be prepared to take protective actions in case a warning is issued or flooding occurs.