Live signal · US · Detected 1 month ago

flash flooding is attracting unusual attention.

Explanation pending verification. The attention is real; its cause has not yet cleared our evidence standard.

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5000+Approximate traffic bucket

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WITT Attention Index for flash flooding in US. It combines a public traffic bucket, change in that bucket, attached coverage and cross-region presence.

View accessible data table

Observed	Traffic bucket	Attention Index
Aug 3, 19:40 UTC	500+	52.4
Aug 3, 19:50 UTC	5000+	75.4
Aug 3, 20:00 UTC	5000+	63.4

What we know right now

Google's public trends feed has flagged this topic and attached the coverage listed below. Those links are discovery leads, not proof of a cause. Our newsroom verifies original sources before publishing an explanation.

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Coverage attached to the public signal

Flash flood warning expires in NYC, lingers for central NJ through mid-afternoonNBC New York
Waterlogged ground could prompt return of floods todayTimes Union
Storms pound East Coast stretching from Florida to Northeast as flash flood threat unfoldsFOX Weather
NYC Weather Forecast: Flash flood warningsFOX 5 New York
DC weather: Showers, storms Monday with very humid conditions in the upper-80sFOX 5 DC
WEATHER ALERT: Flood watches issued in DMV with more heavy rainNBC4 Washington
Heavy storms could bring flash flooding to DC area MondayWTOP