Understanding the difference between flooding and flash flooding

Ari Sarlare from Fox Weather explains the critical differences between regular flooding and flash flooding, highlighting why it's important to know various flood alerts issued by the National Weather Service due to flooding being a top weather-related killer. He details how regular flooding involves bodies of water overflowing onto dry land without rushing water, while flash floods are rapid, dangerous rises in water levels caused by heavy rain, capable of sweeping away debris, vehicles, and even people.