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rainstorms

  • plural
    of rainstorm.
    rainstorm
    noun
    a storm with heavy rain.

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Cloud-seeding technology may be a drop in the bucket, as it doesn't create rainstorms.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

That uncertainty is especially important because a future with more powerful rainstorms does not necessarily mean the lakes will receive more usable water.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026

The agency cited “modest improvements” in reservoir levels after some rainstorms in April.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

Last year, 80 percent of Bogus Basin’s pile survived torrential rainstorms and stretches of record summer heat.

From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2026

I would especially worry about him during rainstorms, when the hairpin turns of the Appalachians became slick with water, and during the winter, when the roads could turn treacherous.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson