Flood definition

Flood or “Flooding” means a general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from:

Flood means the covering of normally dry land by water that has escaped or been released from the normal confines of any of the following:

Flood or “flooding” means a general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from the overflow of inland waters and/or the unusual and rapid accumulation of runoff or surface waters from any source.

Examples of Flood in a sentence

• All operations shall be restricted to Orange County Flood Control District channel right-of-way.

• The SUBRECIPIENT will ensure that procedures and mechanisms are put into place to monitor compliance with all flood insurance requirements as found in the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 24 C.F.R. § 570.605.

• No subdivision of land shall be approved unless same complies in all respects with the Fort Bend County's, or the City's Flood Damage Prevention regulations.

• No property im- provement loan or manufactured home loan shall be eligible for insurance under this part if the property securing repayment of the loan is located in a special flood hazard area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), unless flood insurance on the property is obtained by the bor- rower in compliance with section 102 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 24 CFR Ch. II (4–1–18 Edition) 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4012a).

• All real property that constitutes Collateral and that is a “flood hazard area” in any Flood Insurance Rate Map published by the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) is covered by flood insurance with reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Borrower, in such amounts and with such deductibles as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request upon at least thirty days prior written notice to the Borrower.

More Definitions of Flood

Flood means the overflowing or deviation from their normal channels of either natural or artificial water courses, bursting or overflowing of public water mains and any other flow or accumulation of water originating from outside the building.

Flood means (a) a general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from: the overflow of inland or tidal waters; the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source; and mudslides which are proximately caused by flooding and are akin to a river of liquid and flowing mud on the surfaces of normally dry land areas, as when earth is carried by a current of water and deposited along the path of the current. (b) The collapse or subsidence of land along the shore of a lake or other body of water as a result of erosion or undermining caused by waves or currents of water exceeding anticipated cyclical levels or suddenly caused by an unusually high water level in a natural body of water, accompanied by a severe storm, or by an unanticipated force of nature, such as flash flood or abnormal tidal surge, or by some similarly unusual and unforeseeable event which results in flooding.

Flood or “flooding” means:

Flood or "flooding" also means the collapse or subsidence of land along the shore of a lake or other body of water as a result of erosion or undermining caused by waves or currents of water exceeding anticipated cyclical levels or suddenly caused by an unusually high water level in a natural body of water, accompanied by a severe storm, or by an unanticipated force of nature, such as a flash flood or an abnormal tidal surge, or by some similarly unusual and unforeseeable event which results in flooding as defined in (1) above.

Flood means the inundation of normally dry land by water that has escaped or has been released from the normal confines of any natural watercourse, lake or lagoon whether or not altered or modified or of any reservoir, canal or dam.

Flood or "flooding" means either of the following:

Flood means waves, tides, tidal waves, tsunamis, or the rising of, the breaking out or the overflow of, any body of water, whether natural or man-made.