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Ponding meaning
The excessive accumulation of water in low-lying areas, remaining 48 hours after the end of rainfall under conditions ordinarily conducive to drying. | The accumulation of water on a flat roof, potentially leading to leakage.
Example sentences (11)
Residents in the advisory area should be aware of water over roadways and ponding in urban locations.
We then discussed why the water was ponding against his house.
People may see ponding of water in low lying areas, field flooding, and flooded basements.
Rainfall and runoff may also cause hazardous driving conditions due to ponding, reduced visibility and poor braking action.
Residents are asked not to rake yard waste material or other debris onto streets as this can plug drains and cause ponding problems as well as increase the risk of basement flooding.
Surface water flooding is most likely to affect transportation routes and urban areas while ponding and standing water may occur in low-lying areas.
Flash floods and ponding — when giant pools of water form — could happen on roads as commuters make their way home.
The biggest impact will be for the Tuesday morning commute with large puddles and ponding in shallow spots.
The USGS now says there are two places where lava is ponding… between fissure 22 (the biggest spatter cone) and fissure 19 to the west.
It experiences frost up to 53 days per year, however this varies greatly with elevation, proximity to high mountains and terrain either draining or ponding cold air drainage.
The picture to the right shows one of many ways to achieve this, ponding – submerging setting concrete in water and wrapping in plastic to prevent dehydration.