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Flash floods can strike without warning — this new technology could change that

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New technology is being developed to improve flash flood warnings following a sudden flooding event in Lanesville, Indiana. The system aims to provide earlier alerts for residents in rural areas. This advancement seeks to address the dangers of floods that strike without warning.

On the morning of June 9th, Laura Lin was working from her home in Lanesville, a rural southern Indiana town about 15 miles from the Kentucky border. She was on a Zoom call, unaware that the heavy rain outside was beginning to flood her yard. "I look over to where the barn is over there, […]

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