Sentences with phrase «short of a downpour»

This coat is only water resistant, but should be just fine for anything short of a downpour.

Not exact matches

We have already stripped to our shorts, securing our shirts and trousers in a big wooden chest to keep them dry during the downpour, and the pelting of the rain is like a monstrous needle shower.

But their training was cut short due to a massive downpour of rain today.

(The short version, of course, is: centuries of melting ice and rising seas, hotter heat waves and heavier downpours, less predictable storm patterns, disrupted ecosystems and water supplies.)

Also frequent heavy downpours over a short period of time can saturate the ground and overwhelm sewage and drainage systems, and this can cause flooding anywhere in the state.