Sentences with phrase «deluge of rain»

So, Hurricane Sandy, the tropical storm that was threatening the Florida coast with yet another bruising deluge of rain, is losing steam and it looks like Floridians will miss the...

But last winter's deluge of rain nearly drowned my poor little Meyer lemon tree.

The recent deluge of rain and subsequent flooding in southeast Queens have prompted state Assemblyman William Scarborough (D - St.

The constant deluge of rain continued and animal shelters were quickly flooded by what has been referred to as the «one in one thousand year flood.»

About five times the size of Texas and as much as eight km high in places, the Tibetan Plateau greatly influences Asia's weather, including the annual deluge of rain and strong winds that come with monsoons.

This was one of the communities flooded when a freak storm unleashed a deluge of rain on parts of northern England in which more than four inches of rain fell in 24 hours.

There will be a deluge of rain and hail and wind (v. 11).

Thus says the Lord GOD: I will make a stormy wind break out in my wrath; and there shall be a deluge of rain in my anger.»

Sunday: 7.65 miles before the deluge of rain came in.

-- The lake in the centre of the Albert Park circuit was created after the deluge of rain that caused qualifying to be postponed in 2013.

In his 1864 book Man and Nature (original title: Man the Disturber of Nature's Harmonies), George Perkins Marsh catalogued numerous examples of changing climate conditions on losing forests and wrote, «When the forest is gone, the great reservoir of moisture stored up in its vegetable mold [humus] is evaporated, and returns only in deluges of rain to wash away the parched dust into which that mold has been converted.

But there are concerns that a deluge of rain could do more harm than good for the long term drought outlook.

Sadly, at the end of that ill - fated lap, race control would show two flags on account of the deluge of rain: a red flag (indicating the race has come to an emergency stop) as well as the checkered flag.

The city of Dallas says state officials have asked them to prepare The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center as a mega shelter to house Hurricane Harvey evacuees seeking safety from the deluge of rain and rising floodwaters along the Texas Gulf Coast.

A deluge of rain and rising floodwaters left Houston immersed.

Of course, first thing this morning the sky cracked open with a deluge of rain — enough rain to cause a noticable rise in the level of the lake, I estimate.

Running on the brand new Fox engine the primary mission takes place in a deluge of rain that serves to show off the game's slick graphics, but it looks equally lovely in the bright sunlight that the side - missions favor.

-- Tuesday, August 29, 1:10 p.m.: The Menil Collection was not affected by a deluge of rain that continued last night and into the day.

There is a drawing in the collection of the Queen; hanging in Buckingham Palace by Leonardo daVinci which depicts a deluge of raining everyday objects: rakes, funnels, lamps and general debris.

To make matters worse, New York is anticipating a serious Nor'easter to come through in the next day or two, so the residents that are already suffering in the sub-freezing temperatures at night, will have a deluge of rain or possible snow to add another challenge to their already difficult lives.

Pattern Energy Group Inc.'s Gulf Wind farm in Texas remained in operation even as Hurricane Harvey devastated the state with a deluge of rain and winds that reached 130 miles an hour.

On the edges it can bring a deluge of rain, as moist air from the south is brought up to meet colder air coming down from the north.