as in rain
a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity
a torrential rainfall washed away most of the little sprouts in our vegetable garden
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Flash flood event extremely rare A rare level 4-of-4 for high risk of flooding rainfall was in place for more than 1.5 million people in parts of northwestern Tennessee and western Kentucky, according to the Weather Prediction Center.
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Mary Gilbert, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
Debris flows can be triggered when rainfall rates exceed 0.5 inches per hour.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are expected, with up to 8 inches possible in the west-facing slopes of the coastal mountains, according to AccuWeather.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
The above-average rainfall totals come in the wake of atmospheric river systems that have dumped rain on Sacramento since the end of January.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
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Mary Gilbert, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
Debris flows can be triggered when rainfall rates exceed 0.5 inches per hour.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are expected, with up to 8 inches possible in the west-facing slopes of the coastal mountains, according to AccuWeather.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
The above-average rainfall totals come in the wake of atmospheric river systems that have dumped rain on Sacramento since the end of January.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Rainfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainfall. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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