Sentence examples for Torrential thunderstorm from inspiring English sources

A torrential thunderstorm saturated the pitch at the Etihad Stadium in the two hours before the scheduled kick-off and made the surrounding areas dangerous.

On the left, Ney did nothing to hinder Wellington's orderly withdrawal from Quatre-Bras, and the eventual French response was stymied by a torrential thunderstorm and a skillful rearguard action by the allies.

The game was halted in the second half when a torrential thunderstorm broke out.

Anyone left in the city was hiding from a torrential thunderstorm that had suddenly opened up over Western Kentucky.

The rare rains occur usually as short-lived torrential thunderstorms.

The piece was originally meant to have its premiere in August 2008 but was canceled because of hazardous conditions caused by torrential thunderstorms.

When precipitable water values near 1.32 inches, brief but often torrential thunderstorms can occur, especially over mountainous terrain.

Despite the torrential thunderstorms that evening, this promised to be a festive event -- catered not by a company or corporation, but by a faith community.

That same year, she was booked to perform outdoors at the Renaissance festival on Kentucky Avenue, only to have that date canceled by a torrential summer thunderstorm.

The park receives an average of 4 inches (100 mm) of precipitation annually, often as brief torrential summer thunderstorms that can cause flash flooding; snow can fall at higher elevations in winter.

A third of a month's rain could fall in only a few hours on Thursday as torrential downpours and thunderstorms hit parts of the UK.