Floods Hit Midwest Neighborhoods as More Storms Are Expected
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Big floods have covered neighborhoods in the Midwest of the United States. Water from rivers went over the streets and into homes. People in Dearborn and Hamilton County, in Indiana, saw fast, dangerous water near the Whitewater River. This is called flash flooding. It happens very fast, so it is very dangerous.
Officials told people near the river to leave their homes. This is called an evacuation. They want people to be safe from the water.
More big storms are coming to the area. Weather workers gave a weather alert for Central Indiana. This alert tells people about bad weather that is coming soon.
People in the Midwest are now waiting and watching the sky. They know the storms can bring more rain and more floods.
Vocabulary15 words
- flood
- a lot of water covering land that is usually dry
- flash flooding
- sudden, fast water that comes quickly and is dangerous
- evacuation
- when people leave a dangerous place to be safe
- weather alert
- a warning that tells people bad weather is coming
- Midwest
- an area in the middle part of the United States
- severe storm
- a very strong and dangerous storm
- resident
- a person who lives in a place
- county
- a smaller area inside a US state
- river
- a long line of water that flows across land
- neighborhood
- a small area where people live
- urge
- to strongly tell someone to do something
- submerge
- to go completely under water
- brace
- to get ready for something difficult
- impact
- the effect of something big happening
- official
- a person who has an important job in government
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1. In the Midwest of the United States 2. Leave their homes 3. True
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Big _____ have covered neighborhoods in the Midwest of the United States. Water from rivers went over the streets and into homes. People in Dearborn and Hamilton County, in Indiana, saw fast, dangerous water near the Whitewater River. This is called _____ flooding. It happens very fast, so it is very dangerous.
Officials told people near the river to leave their homes. This is called an _____. They want people to be safe from the water.
More big storms are coming to the area. Weather workers gave a weather _____ for Central Indiana. This alert tells people about bad weather that is coming soon.
People in the Midwest are now waiting and watching the sky. They know the storms can bring more _____ and more floods.
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