The rains were so heavy prior to the final downpour and flooding that the flood plains were already saturated.
These leaders are often ill-equipped to take responsibility in conditions of fog, mist, or semi-torrential downpours of rain.
In my own town certain commodities can be bought, but not a plastic "mac" in a downpour!
But the first time the child went out in a shower—not a downpour—it got its shoulders and back wet.
In those places where the prevention work was not successful, it was due to the degree of flooding and the downpour.
Severe gales, deep frosts and downpours of rain have often been their lot.
Many tenants report water lying on the balconies outside their living rooms, and a heavy downpour brings it under their doors.
It is unforgivable that sewage works should overflow when there is a heavy downpour.
