cloud-burst
Intense brief rainfall
A cloudburst is a sudden, intense rainstorm that drops a large amount of rain in a short time, typically lasting only minutes but capable of causing flash floods.
The term captures the dramatic quality of such storms, as if a cloud had literally burst open and released all its water at once.
The cloudburst turned the dry creek bed into a raging torrent.
Water falling from clouds
- torrentialFlowing in violent streams
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- rainstormHeavy precipitation event
- delugeSevere overflow of water
torrent · drench · soak · showers · monsoon · raindrops · squall · waterspout
Brief burst of light
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- eruptionViolent sudden release
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- onslaughtFierce, overwhelming assault
flare-up · rupture · explosive · instant · abrupt · unexpected · intense · violent
rainfall
Water falling from clouds
- torrentialFlowing in violent streams
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- rainstormHeavy precipitation event
deluge · torrent · drench · soak · showers · monsoon · raindrops · squall · waterspout · cascade
flash
Brief burst of light
onslaught · flare-up · rupture · explosive · instant · abrupt · unexpected · intense · violent · short-lived
thunderstorm
Violent weather with lightning
- lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
- nimbusLuminous disk or raincloud
thunder · cloudbank · squall · atmospheric · weather · barometric · front · darkening · rumbling · ominous
cloud-burstdrizzle
Very light precipitation
mist · sprinkle · light rain · Scotch mist · sprinkling
cloud-burstdrought
Prolonged water scarcity
dry spell · clear skies · sunshine · fair weather · aridity