There's different kinds of flooding. 
 
One kind is when a big pool builds up on the street and floods the whole area. 
 
Another kind would be water coming down so hard, that it cannot get away from the house fast enough, and builds up in window wells, etc. 
 
In 2007 my parents house's basement got a bit of water in it from the second kind.  The first kind is impossible at my parents house due to it's location - there's a large hill two houses down.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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