'Flash floods' are associated with – (1) Thunderstorms (2) Cyclonic storms (3) Tsunami (4) Tornado

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(2) Cyclonic storms Explanation: A flash flood is a rapid flooding of geomorphic low-lying areas: washes, rivers, dry lakes and basins. It may be caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm, hurricane, tropical storm or cyclone, or meltwater from ice or snow flowing over ice sheets or snowfields.

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