Sentence examples for violent rainstorms from inspiring English sources

Violent rainstorms occur frequently but seldom last more than a few hours.

In June last year violent rainstorms overwhelmed the antiquated drainage system, inundating roads and bringing the bustling city to a standstill.

Weather conditions proved challenging for the Preakness Stakes, which was beset by violent rainstorms that drenched the track before and during the race.

Violent rainstorms and muddy roads slowed the Federal advance from Nashville to a crawl, and it took Rosecrans four days to travel just 32 miles.

Precipitation, which is scarce and falls mostly in violent rainstorms, causes floods and heavy erosion, while heat is oppressive for eight months of the year.

The uncharacteristically violent rainstorms earlier in the week mean I couldn't do the one thing I was really hoping for: hire a horse and ride along the beach.

The footage, posted on social media, shows the massive red and white crane buffed by winds in a violent rainstorm.

On August 30 more than 1,000 armed slaves massed for action near Richmond but were thwarted by a violent rainstorm.

Illustrated Talk story about a violent rainstorm that started while the writer was in the Pan Am Building on a recent afternoon.

An unusually violent rainstorm, which battered the island for several hours yesterday, accompanied by winds exceeding 100 kilometres an hour, triggered flash flooding.

"The kids were paid in cash," he says, "and one day, during a violent rainstorm that flooded the studio, they descended on the commissary en masse.