cloudburst

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He might have been among the few people pleased with the cloudburst at the Italian event.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

A cloudburst is an extreme, sudden downpour of rain over a small area in a short period of time, often leading to flash floods.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025

After a heavy cloudburst forecast for Wednesday afternoon or night that could bring another few inches of rain, Southern California was expected to begin drying out Thursday and heading for a sunny weekend.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2024

Some say it may have resulted from a cloudburst, while others say there was no such heavy concentrated rainfall.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2023

When it slowed back down to mere cloudburst, we set off together.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver