Environment Agency officials told residents in low-lying areas or near flood-prone areas to watch water levels.
If things have improved today, people can actually get down in to the lower lying areas.
He said the city had positioned rescue crews in low-lying areas where some flooding was anticipated.
Residents in low lying areas or with property near the river should be particularly vigilant.
Finally, add a nearly full harvest moon to exacerbate tidal effects In low lying areas.
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"Excessive runoff from this storm will cause flooding of small creeks and streams" and affect low-lying areas.
He said there was concern for more low lying areas as the water begins to drain away.
Water rescue units were on standby in low-lying areas prone to flooding, just in case, he said.
Swamp: low-lying areas that are frequently flooded and support vegetation adapted to saturated soils e.g. mangrove swamps.
The flooding of overflow office districts in low-lying areas like Metairie could raise demand for high-and-dry high-rises downtown.
When in your car, look out for flooding in low lying areas, at bridges, and at highway dips.
Wetlands: low-lying areas that are frequently flooded and which support vegetation adapted to saturated soils e.g. mangrove swamps.
Densely populated, low-lying areas, such as large river deltas and small islands, are at the greatest risk from flooding.
As it crossed over land, it began to weaken but still brought torrential rainfall and floods to the low-lying areas.
The Environment Agency said 1, 500 homes in low-lying areas would be at risk from flooding and coastal erosion without the flood defences.
The threat is more evident in heavily populated low-lying areas, and the risk multiplies with prospects of climate change and associated sea-level rise.
As you know, FEMA has been working closely, monitoring the ongoing flood fight along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, their tributaries, and other low-lying areas.
With predicted storm surges of up to 11ft, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered 375, 000 people in the city's vulnerable low-lying areas to leave their homes.
Last year, when Mr. Bloomberg ordered the same evacuation of low-lying areas as Tropical Storm Irene barreled up the East Coast, roughly 60% complied, the mayor estimated.
Fargo has purchased about 550 houses in low-lying areas since the 1970s to take them out of the flood plain or make room for levees, said Mayor Dennis Walaker.
Though the state's transportation authorities strongly advised citizens not to drive, some interstate highways in Oklahoma were jammed with stalled traffic, as heavy rains drenched roadways and flooded low-lying areas.
If anywhere was the canary in the mine forewarning us of the disaster predicted in low lying areas of the world if runaway climate change takes hold, it's right here.
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They talked about some of the tough things we have to deal with, particularly extremely low-lying areas and areas where we have a low-income black population who we have to be very sensitive about.
"We'd also like to encourage residents that either live in low-lying areas or mobile homes, or if they just feel vulnerable to the situation at hand, to maybe move to safer locations, " she said.
Those living in low lying areas, and particularly those inhabiting areas such as the Ganges delta in Bangladesh and the Nile delta in the Mediterranean, could suffer appalling consequences if the sea level rises as predicted.
During that visit, an Indian professor's research predicted that global warming would force the migration of 125 million residents of low-lying areas in India and Bangladesh because of flooding, salinization of soils and shrinking fresh water supplies.
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In New York City, roughly 2, 500 people had booked into emergency storm shelters, less than 4% of the total capacity, nearly 24 hours after Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered an evacuation of 375, 000 people from the city's low-lying areas.
Global warming may bring its own set of issues for future supply chains if it results in more flooding of low lying areas (as well as greater exposure to damage from tsunamis) in less developed countries that are prime candidates for future production.
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