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Flood stage
Flood stage is the water level or stage at which the surface of a body of water has risen to a sufficient level to cause sufficient inundation of areas that are not normally covered by water, causing an inconvenience or a threat to life and property.
house·bound
/ˈhousˌbound/
adjective
unable to leave one's house, typically due to illness or old age.
crest
US
(of a river) rise to its highest level.
"the river was expected to crest at eight feet above flood stage"
An inch of rain
An inch of rain is exactly that, water that is one inch deep. Per the USGS Rainfall Calculator, one inch of rainfall equals 6 gallons of water per square yard or 27,154 gallons of water per acre!
emerge
recover from or survive a difficult or demanding situation.
"the economy has started to emerge from recession"
fall guy
/ˈfôl ˌɡī/
noun
informal•North American
a scapegoat.
"he contends that he is innocent, that he was set up as a fall guy"
Executive actions
Executive actions, also called presidential actions, are actions that are taken by the President. They are usually made using the following vehicles: Executive Orders. Presidential Proclamations. Presidential Memoranda.
The Oklahoma City bombing
The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist truck bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, on April 19, 1995.
jump·ing-off place
/ˌjəmpiNGˈôf ˌplās/
noun
the point from which something is begun.
"many stations became jumping-off points for hunting expeditions"
