Sentence examples for force of the rain from inspiring English sources

The force of the rain burst dams on Seneca and Tomahawk Lakes, both of which drained into mud flats.

Much of the makeshift tarpaulin roof had collapsed from the sheer force of the rain and the earth floor was still deep underwater.

The end result is that the full force of the raining waterfall is inescapable, and the small space renders it impossible to move to avoid getting every head and body part, even the clean and dry ones, soaked instantly.

The Pompeiians were used to natural disasters – there had been an earthquake 17 years earlier, in AD62 – but they were alarmed by the force of the ash-rain falling on their streets and houses.

"At our stadium, we're not used to all this," the former Bear Danieal Manning, who had an interception and forced fumble, said of the rain.

In most cases, continuous cultivation leads to decreased soil organic matter content, reduced aggregate stability (Peterson et al. 1988), and leaves at least during part of the year bare soil exposed to the force of rain drops.

Annie Barrs, is a staff-wielding spell caster who uses the Force of Rain.

Update: Now George Will enters the fray to remind Sen. Leahy that John Roberts has a "spine of steel," which apparently the chief justice will need in order to resist the cyclonic force of the threatening rhetoric that is raining down upon him from "patronizing" senators and "cheeky" law professors.

High runoff recorded in bare land can also be the result of surface sealing and crusting resulting from the impact force of rain drops which reduces infiltration rates and capacity (Price et al. 2010).

She held on for the longest time but the 90 mph winds on top of the rain and fatigue forced her to loosen her grip on her children and she had to watch them get swept away by the water.

Mr. Coulibaly has had to tread respectfully in this village where the wisdom of age, the religious calendar and the vagaries of the rains are guiding forces.