downpour

We’re living under a dark cloud, with a steady downpour of graft, thuggery and baloney.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Thunder and lightning accompanied a torrential downpour, followed by the obligatory pictures of rain pouring into the stadium through a leak in the roof.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Christina Siceloff, 41 years old, can still smell a faint chemical odor after a downpour, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

What makes things even more difficult is that it’s impossible, as of now, to pinpoint the exact time and location of a downpour, even though it can be gauged with marvelous accuracy.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

As he closed the window in his room, Evan could hear the gurgle of the gutters choking on the downpour.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies

The threat comes from both rivers and the sea, while surface water flooding - where local drainage systems become overwhelmed during heavy downpours - is seen as an increasing danger.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

With global warming, not only will precipitation increasingly fall as rain and not snow, but atmospheric rivers are also predicted to grow more potent, bringing more intense downpours.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Emergency services in Catalonia said they received more than 850 calls related to the downpours and catalogued over 500 incidents.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Sudden downpours can trigger mudslides—an unexpected hailstorm lashed Drolma’s SUV as she drove her haul back to town on the recent August day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

The rainy season had started, and though it was only drizzling now, in the days ahead, we’d face many downpours.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman