n. A drought that develops abnormally quickly.
2013
Droughts typically develop slowly, so a "flash drought" happens within weeks rather than months, said Jim Angel, the Illinois state climatologist.
2013
A recent spate of hot, dry weather has brought about a "flash drought" in parts of the U.S. Midwest, according to a weekly government report Thursday….
"Above-normal temperatures and rapidly deteriorating soil moisture conditions have resulted in what appears to be a late-season flash drought," said Anthony Artusa, who wrote the report and is a meteorologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
"Above-normal temperatures and rapidly deteriorating soil moisture conditions have resulted in what appears to be a late-season flash drought," said Anthony Artusa, who wrote the report and is a meteorologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
2001 (earliest)
Southwest Nebraska has experienced rapid drying conditions the past two months and is abnormally dry, said Mark Svoboda, a specialist with the National Drought Mitigation Center located at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
"We kind of liken this to a flash drought," Svoboda told the Climate Assessment Response Committee, which was set up to monitor drought conditions.
"We kind of liken this to a flash drought," Svoboda told the Climate Assessment Response Committee, which was set up to monitor drought conditions.