heavy rainfall
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During heavy rainfall, they can discharge into watercourses to prevent overloaded sewers backing up into homes, businesses and streets.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Hurricane Polo is bringing hurricane-force winds and heavy rainfall to Mexico’s west coast after its recent landfall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Public footpaths and a scheme to slow the flow of the river in heavy rainfall are being planned.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The high surf in California comes as another storm system, Hurricane Lowell, lashed Hawaii with damaging winds, heavy rainfall and powerful floods, blacking out power across most of one island.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
In winter, when the flooding came, residents there would have to drive through the creek, which became impassable during heavy rainfall.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
