Areal flood warning??

[Rainger99]

I am watching golf and on top of the screen is “areal flood warning.”

I have never heard of an “areal” flood warning but apparently areal is “a real” word.


What The Heck Is An 'Areal' Flood Warning Anyway?? - CBS New York (https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/what-the-heck-is-an-areal-flood-warning-anyway/)

[villagetinker]

I am watching golf and on top of the screen is “areal flood warning.”

I have never heard of an “areal” flood warning but apparently areal is “a real” word.


What The Heck Is An 'Areal' Flood Warning Anyway?? - CBS New York (https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/what-the-heck-is-an-areal-flood-warning-anyway/)

From Dictionary.com:
adjective
[LIST]of or relating to the extent of a bounded surface or two-dimensional space:
The evaporation model was applied to surfaces of overgrown water having up to 15% areal plant cover.

of or relating to a particular geographical region:
Heavy rainfall produced areal flooding in the county, leaving several dirt roads washed out and a few county roads closed.

of or relating to a particular field of study:
Topical and areal strengths of the Anthropology department include cultural politics, economic anthropology, historical archaeology, and Latin American studies.
[LIST]

[Rainger99]

From Dictionary.com:
adjective
[LIST]of or relating to the extent of a bounded surface or two-dimensional space:
The evaporation model was applied to surfaces of overgrown water having up to 15% areal plant cover.

of or relating to a particular geographical region:
Heavy rainfall produced areal flooding in the county, leaving several dirt roads washed out and a few county roads closed.

of or relating to a particular field of study:
Topical and areal strengths of the Anthropology department include cultural politics, economic anthropology, historical archaeology, and Latin American studies.
[LIST]

Had you ever heard of the word?

The link says it is a new term!

The weather service also started using the term invest!!

[Bill14564]

Had you ever heard of the word?

The link says it is a new term!

The weather service also started using the term invest!!

It seems like I've heard areal flood warning announcements for several years now.