downpour
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A downpour on Christmas Day caused severe damage to the recreational area, including significant flooding and washouts prompting a massive cleanup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
The gray skies part, the clouds lift and a warm maternal comfort spreads across the film, creeping in like the sun’s rays falling on cobblestones still shining from a sudden downpour.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
But French fans, despite their tricolore turnouts up and down the East Coast, became even grumpier during their win over Iraq after enduring a lengthy delay and biblical downpour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The downpour didn't seem to dampen fans' spirits, either.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
Kendra had never heard such a noisy downpour.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
Meanwhile, a series of quick downpours such as heavy summer showers or thunderstorms may appear to give large rainfall totals, but the rain falls faster than the soil can absorb it.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
"The heat near the ground has been forced up into the freezing layers of the troposphere, cooling rapidly and creating giant cumulonimbus clouds and thundery downpours."
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
New technology is set to bolster a city that suffered catastrophic flooding during Hurricane Harvey—and faces downpours this summer as it hosts World Cup games.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Stephane Baron, from Charente-Maritime, western France, is bracing for disastrous harvests, due to downpours in February and successive heatwaves in May and June.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
On Tuesday the marchers, drenched by torrential downpours, trudged along in their plastic ponchos, singing in the rain.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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