Hurricanes and thunderstorms can sometimes cause rapidly rising local floods that are short- lived but high volume. These are called:
A) 100- year floods.
B) flash floods.
C) surge floods.
D) rapid floods.

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The description matches the characteristics of flash floods, which are sudden, localized floods with a high volume of water that can occur after heavy rainfall or rapidly melting snow. 100-year floods refer to a flood with a likelihood of occurring once in 100 years based on historical patterns of flooding in a specific area. Surge floods may refer to a storm surge caused by a hurricane or tropical storm, which can cause flooding in coastal areas. Rapid floods is not a commonly used term to describe a specific type of flood.

Hurricanes and Thunderstorms Can Sometimes Cause Rapidly Rising Local Floods