| 单词 | cloudburst |
| 例句 | Borne on the wind, the cloudburst drummed hollowly on the fat wet hills across the valley and moved out over the flat lands. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Has there been a cloudburst in your part of town?” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Then all four rabbits sat as though transfixed by the sudden, blinding light that poured over them like a cloudburst. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He found that the more people killed in a war, the less likely it was to occur, and the longer before you could witness it, just as violent storms occur less frequently than cloudbursts. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The storm turned out to be a cloudburst, and an island where we were going to spend the night was flooded. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘You can’t tell—a tropical cloudburst. Might clear up suddenly—or—might thin a little and set in for the night.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The cloudburst had passed into a distant echoing thunder roll, but it had left a rain determined to go on for a long time. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z At one brief point where the road was slick from a local cloudburst he could smell a combination of fruit trees and heavy sage. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When it slowed back down to mere cloudburst, we set off together. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z According to the “International Glossary of Hydrology,” a cloudburst is “a rainstorm of extraordinary intensity and relatively short duration” that can deliver thunder, hail, even flash floods to a previously untroubled day. Stories Filled With Strivers, Schemers and Adventurers 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z “Slave Old Man” is a cloudburst of a novel, swift and compressed — but every page pulses, blood-warm. ‘Barracoon’ and ‘Slave Old Man’ Approach the Trauma of Slavery With Care and Kinship 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z The cloudburst later moved east towards the North Sea and tomorrow and Thursday's weather in the Harrogate area is forecast to be dryer, with even some sunshine. Great Yorkshire Show cancelled after torrential rain 2012-07-10T18:02:57Z There are violent cloudbursts across town and forked lightning out over the Med. Cannes 2018: A search for meaning on the Croisette 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z The set is a whimsical cloudburst of Scrabble tiles and alphabet blocks, floating up to the rafters. Matilda: The Best Musical Since The Lion King 2013-04-12T03:00:16Z With the swiftness of a cloudburst, Advance laid off 200 employees, including about 15 percent of the news staff, and reduced publication of the daily paper to Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. In New Orleans, a journalistic experiment with unclear results 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z The ecstatic scenes of nature that remain are nonetheless odd: lush fruit looks fake, superimposed against mottled cloudbursts; the seductive antique hues are illusory. Artist of the week: Christopher Orr 2010-05-19T11:15:00Z As Harrison sings, "Sunrise doesn't last all morning / A cloudburst doesn't last all day," reminding us of life's hopeful and ephemeral qualities in nearly the same breath. The hope and wisdom of George Harrison's 1970 solo album "All Things Must Pass" 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z There are squalls of intrigue and a melodramatic cloudburst or two, but nothing that threatens to spoil the festivities. Review: ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Is a Party With a First-Rate Guest List 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z In my neighborhood, autumn-flowering cherry trees, which normally bloom sporadically from November to February, bloomed in a single cloudburst of white-pink blossoms. Perspective | Climate change has altered the winter season and the gardener’s sense of it 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z The American artist's first UK public gallery show, spanning 20 years of protean output, has love heart paintings, spider webs spun from silver chains, and drawings of cloudbursts finely wrought with ink and spittle. This week's new exhibitions 2010-06-11T23:05:00Z Friends ally and drift apart, arguments whip up and dissipate like summer cloudbursts. Review: ‘We Are Who We Are’ Captures Not-So-Innocents Abroad 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z This was the dampest of damp nights on Tyneside, with a torrential cloudburst delivering a freezing cold shower all over Newcastle United's Champions League aspirations. 'Newcastle dealt Champions League reality check' 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Some say it may have resulted from a cloudburst, while others say there was no such heavy concentrated rainfall. Sikkim: Deadly Indian glacial lake flash flood exposes lack of warning system 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z The Lhonak Lake burst its banks on Wednesday after a cloudburst triggered torrential rains and an apparent avalanche, causing major flooding in the Teesta river. Indian rescuers struggle to reach flood-hit areas where over 100 are missing 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z The Lhonak Lake in the mountainous northeastern state of Sikkim overflowed on Wednesday after a cloudburst triggered torrential rains and an apparent avalanche, causing major flooding in the Teesta river. Death toll rises to 40 after glacial lake flooding in Indian Himalayas, dozens still missing 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z The massive floods were trigged by a cloudburst over a mountain lake this week. Sikkim flood: Rescue efforts continue as death toll rises 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z The state government said 14 people also died after a cloudburst over a lake triggered massive floods. Sikkim: Race against time to save 102 missing in India floods 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z These lakes have become dangerous as they could flood due to rockfalls, cloudbursts or avalanches. Sikkim: Deadly Indian glacial lake flash flood exposes lack of warning system 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z The flooding was caused by cloudbursts — sudden, very heavy rain. 5 civilians killed and more than 20 Indian soldiers are missing after flash floods hit Sikkim state 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Homes in some districts were also washed away after a cloudburst — a sudden, very heavy rain — Sunday night, leaving roads flooded and people stranded. Heavy rain and landslides have killed at least 72 people this week in an Indian Himalayan state 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z In the Solan district, houses collapsed after a cloudburst, killing at least seven people, and a mother and her child were killed in the Mandi district when their house collapsed, Bhardwaj said. At least 18 killed in Indian Himalayas as rain triggers landslides 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z The state's Lhonak lake breached its embankment on Tuesday night after a cloudburst. Sikkim: Race against time to save 102 missing in India floods 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z But the state has been experiencing heavy rains during the monsoon season, leading to flooding, landslides and cloudbursts which cause further damage. Himachal Pradesh: Nine dead, dozens trapped in India temple collapse 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z Due out Aug. 11 on Zaragoza’s own label, Rebel River Records, her album “Hold That Spirit” is a torrential cloudburst of jangly folk catharsis. Diaspora Baby: L.A. folk singer Raye Zaragoza says, 'We were cowboys too' 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z On 16 June 2013, a cloudburst in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand caused devastating floods and landslides that destroyed several villages and towns. Kedarnath: 'I sat on a tree for days amid deadly floods' 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z "Reports of cloudbursts and landslides have emerged from various parts of the state resulting in loss of precious lives and property." At least 18 killed in Indian Himalayas as rain triggers landslides 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z The region witnessed a devastating cloudburst — an extreme rainfall in a short time — that resulted in the death of hundreds in 2013 as well as severe flooding in 2021. Sinking land forces hundreds to leave Indian temple town 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z Downing Street was hit with a cloudburst while journalists awaited the arrival of the new prime minister, Liz Truss. Chris Mason: Reflective images of extraordinary year in UK politics 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Adapting for cloudburst events is very different from adapting for storm surge. How sunken basketball courts could protect New Yorkers from the next Superstorm Sandy 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z “This is quite important because when we talk of these kinds of cloudburst downpours, it’s very localized,” he said. The Monsoon Is Becoming More Extreme 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z Instead, strong cloudbursts are ruining crops and washing away infrastructure, with huge consequences for vulnerable societies, she said. Deadly Floods Devastate an Already Fragile Pakistan 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z The flooding from rains, melting glaciers and cloudbursts affected over 3 million people. Pakistan seeks international help for flood victims 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Experts say climate change has caused erratic weather conditions in Pakistan, resulting in cloudbursts, and melting of glaciers that has swelled rivers. Floods wreak havoc across Pakistan; 903 dead since mid-June 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z Even before Hurricane Ida, city officials had long been aware that cloudburst events could cause flooding even in landlocked neighborhoods. How sunken basketball courts could protect New Yorkers from the next Superstorm Sandy 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z In the neighboring state of Uttarakhand, a series of cloudbursts Saturday left four dead and 13 went missing as rivers breached banks and washed away some houses. Floods, landslides leave 40 dead in northern India 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z A top weather scientist told reporters that the floods may have been triggered by a cloudburst, which led to "highly intense and highly localised rainfall that our automatic weather station could not catch". How India can save pilgrimages and fragile Himalayas 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Warmer air can store more water, leading to bigger cloudbursts when it’s released. Heat wave, flooding leave over a dozen dead in China 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z That’s because warmer air can store more water, leading to bigger cloudbursts when it’s released. AP PHOTOS: Scars remain in German region year after floods 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z That kind of money wasn't available to protect against hypothetical cloudburst disasters. How sunken basketball courts could protect New Yorkers from the next Superstorm Sandy 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Years ago, when patrolling in the Naches District, Starkovich observed a group making an unwise decision when a cloudburst hit their campsite. Summer is fire season. What to know about safely managing and extinguishing a campfire 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z The cloudburst near the mountain cave revered by Hindus sent a wall of water down a gorge and swept away about two dozen camps and two makeshift kitchens, officials said. 8 people killed in floods during Hindu pilgrimage in Kashmir 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z By September, it was above 100 degrees, and a cloudburst in Riverside County meant 75 workers on a San Jacinto River levee had to be evacuated. Lightning, killer floods and even snow: The real L.A story has weather drama 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z The cloudburst made the day feel, if anything, even closer to normal for the Washington folks used to seeing the beloved event bedeviled by showers. Perspective | Rain didn’t stop the return of the White House Easter Egg Roll 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z Those conversations led to the basketball court design, the city's first major attempt to retrofit a public housing project for cloudburst flooding. How sunken basketball courts could protect New Yorkers from the next Superstorm Sandy 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z There, too, the cloudbursts surprised scientists, who had forecast that the Himalayan nation’s period of heavy rains had ended more than a week ago. Dozens Drown in India and Nepal as Monsoon Season Fails to End 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z He said it's likely there were more cloudbursts and intense spells that haven't been recorded due to a lack of weather stations in many areas. Uttarakhand: At least 46 killed in floods in Himalayan state 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Much to his frustration, the cloudbursts washed away soils before he had a chance to plant a new set of crops. Mid-Atlantic farms find ways to survive and thrive amid climate change and extreme weather 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z As the cloudburst raged, water sluiced down the slope. How Record Rain and Officials’ Mistakes Led to Drownings on a Subway 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z In the remote village of Honzar in the hills of Kashmir, the death toll from a cloudburst on Wednesday rose to seven people, with 19 missing. Landslide in India's Himachal kills seven as rains wreak havoc 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z But extreme cloudbursts like the one last week, in which eight inches of rain fell in a single hour, pose formidable challenges for road designers. Flood Deaths in China Show Road Risks From Climate Change 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z It followed a late-night cloudburst that in 15 minutes dumped nearly an inch of rain on bone-dry hills recently scorched by the historic Thomas Fire. After being buried by mudslides, two communities chart very different recoveries 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Both distinguished themselves amidst the heavy cloudbursts that marred the final afternoon. Danny Willett changes the public's perception of him—again—with convincing BMW PGA Championship win - Golf Digest 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z The answer to the first question was an emphatic no; the show unspooled in the domed Rose Hills Foundation Garden Court, which would have provided protection in the event of a cloudburst. Review: A blitz of bows and bouquet of flowers mark Rodarte's first-ever hometown show 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z The Peri enters heaven, to cloudbursts and hosannas. What Makes Superstar Conductor Gustavo Dudamel So Good? 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z A cloudburst in August submerged entire villages in south India. Why the Wilder Storms? It’s a ‘Loaded Dice’ Problem 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z Climate change means cloudbursts are likely to happen more frequently. New York’s Next Nickname: The Big Sponge? 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Police say there was a violent cloudburst at the time. Italy bridge rescuers search into the night 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z He found that between 1955 and 2015, the city recorded three times as many cloudburst days, when it rained more than 100 millimeters a day, as compared to the first half of the 20th century. The City of My Birth in India Is Becoming a Climate Casualty. It Didn’t Have to Be. 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z Having relied on Henderson to weather the emotional cloudburst following the sting, Jess said she was ready to expand her support network to improve her chances. FBI joins police to identify prostitutes, offer a way out 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z Their final collision produced two intense, narrow jets of electromagnetic radiation, as well as a cloudburst of energy and debris that emanated the radioactive glow of the kilonova. Analysis | What the new gravitational waves discovery means for the future of astronomy 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z On this date in 1905, a cloudburst in the Granite Mountains caused floods which swept away cattle, sheep and chickens in Williamson and Skull Valley. Today in Arizona History 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z The only thing more certain to spoil an August Bank Holiday weekend BBQ than a sudden cloudburst? What's really the point of wasps? - BBC News 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z On this date in 1903, a cloudburst in the San Francisco Mountains sent an 8-foot wall of water over Flagstaff area farms. Today in Arizona History 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z Those with coasts see sea levels rising and fisheries going awry; those with forests see pine beetles spreading and wildfires raging; those with farms see unprecedented drought and unprecedented cloudbursts. Republicans want to fight climate change, but fossil-fuel bullies won’t let them 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z On this date in 1905, a cloudburst caused floods which swept away cattle, sheep and chickens in Williamson and Skull Valley. Today in Arizona History 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z Interplay’s original Fallout arrived like a cloudburst after a PC roleplaying drought in the mid-1990s. The 50 Best Video Games of All Time Ranked 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z A scandal over an errant tweet has cloudburst. White man pathology: inside the fandom of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z She said a huge cloudburst caused flash floods in streams when they were returning form the trek on Tuesday. British trekkers rescued amid flash floods in Himalayas - BBC News 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z The torrential rains and gale-force winds that wreaked havoc with the schedule on Friday and Saturday gave way to relatively calm weather, give or take a cloudburst. With Yoda as His Guide, Jordan Spieth to a New Level Takes His Game 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z Her life is a happy dance interrupted by cloudbursts of frustrating setbacks like drawing with a pen that dries up or misplacing one of the keychain souvenirs Jordan brings back from his travels. Golf’s Golden Dropout 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z It started with a cloudburst that challenged historic probabilities. Can Local Officials Who Ignore Climate Change Risks Be Sued? 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z Then they rode on another eight blocks to Tenth Street, between E and F, where a small crowd, pelted by occasional cloudbursts, was waiting to greet them. Lincoln’s final hours: Moment by moment, inside Ford’s Theatre and the home where the president died 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z The cloudburst lasted for seconds — but that was enough. Otherworldly Downpour Preceded Landslide in India 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z Some viewers took to Twitter to criticize the length of the derby, which was delayed more than half an hour by a cloudburst. Selig Hopes to Award Future All-Star Games Before His Retirement 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z He was back in his room, when around 8.20 p.m., he was jolted by the earsplitting noise of cloudburst and blinding lightening. India Ink: When the Himalayas Poured 2013-06-22T06:30:42Z A cloudburst drenched everyone without interrupting play, before the sun beat down on the road again. In This Kind of Bowling, the Lanes Have Cars 2013-06-15T02:36:30Z The archetypical “for dummies” scenario posits a Big Data box crunching numbers on sales of umbrellas, thus enabling stores to edge prices up and boost on-shelf inventories at the first signs of a cloudburst. Little MEMS Sensors Make Big Data Sing 2013-06-10T14:26:02Z These explorations following a cloudburst help Mr. Rozin flag the spots where he should dig ponds and stack dams on what was once parched ground, with water as far as 30 feet below the surface. India Ink: For Farmers Fearing Drought, Auroville Offers Some Lessons 2013-05-30T06:59:03Z What would happen if we replaced the easy lure of city running – with its taped, marked, marshalled roads – with the world of birdsong, cloudbursts and mud? After the Olympics, let's bring back the magic of cross-country running 2012-08-09T07:30:01Z Pictures of hail and scary looking clouds flew by, while many took the end-times feeling of the cloudburst to preach about the dangers of climate change. Your Brain on Social Networks: Are We Changing How We Perceive Major Events? 2012-07-19T14:22:47Z It would be a daylong emotional cloudburst for everybody involved. Bubba Watson Deals With His Sudden Fame 2012-06-11T03:33:45Z We call every snowstorm a blizzard, every breeze a gale, every shower a cloudburst. Reading the Weather 2012-04-19T02:00:27.487Z It is a fact, however, that in the most arid districts cloudbursts do occur, but they are always a detriment to the parts over which they may fall. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z On the sacred Thursday itself, the Andalusian weather made a most unusual demonstration of hurricane and cloudburst, with interludes of thunder and lightning. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z Anyway, if it wasn't a snow-slide it was a cloudburst or a waterspout. A Damaged Reputation 2011-10-17T02:00:16.117Z It is usually quite safe at this season, unless there has been a cloudburst. The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z Consequently if we, in the East, ever had a real blizzard or a real cloudburst we should be at a considerable loss to find words for an unprofane description. Reading the Weather 2012-04-19T02:00:27.487Z Her way was easier than his and he had fallen some distance behind when suddenly there rushed upon him the fact that a frightful and unlooked for cloudburst was about to occur above their heads. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z Some business owners in Paterson have begun to fear that destruction is just a cloudburst away. Paterson, N.J., and Other Storm-Struck Spots Brace for New Rain 2011-09-06T01:54:40Z His face darkened like a tropic sky before a cloudburst. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z No deaths or serious injuries were reported from the record-breaking cloudbursts. As record rains recede from eastern half of US, flood warnings and concerns over runoff remain 2011-08-16T07:28:10Z A genuine cloudburst must be an amazing spectacle. Reading the Weather 2012-04-19T02:00:27.487Z Kirkby would certainly see the cloudburst coming and he would take the people with him in the camp up on the hogback near it. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z Along towards evening a dreadful tempest burst up in the hills—a regular cloudburst. The Girls of Central High Rivals for All Honors 2011-08-11T02:00:17.153Z In Friday’s second round, delayed 2 hours and 45 minutes by an early morning cloudburst, the problem was the greens — usually as fast as a slippery slide — were downright slow and spongy. Players have to adapt to slower greens after 4 inches of rain in last week at US Senior Open 2011-07-30T01:19:04Z The river rose four feet last night, and there are predictions out for more cloudbursts and thunderstorms in the headwater region. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z The high water marks of former freshets, but not of cloudbursts, show on the side of the stream. Reading the Weather 2012-04-19T02:00:27.487Z “I’m going to pick out nuts for the cloudbursts,” purred Jessie. Molly Brown's College Friends 2011-07-16T02:00:15.700Z There was a plate of “cloudbursts” on the table. Molly Brown's Junior Days 2011-07-14T02:00:11.180Z Well, one day there came a great storm of rain—like a cloudburst—and every cattle track and footpath were a running stream—and every river bed were filled to the brim. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z There had been a cloudburst, and such an electric storm as is seldom seen. What and Where is God? A Human Answer to the Deep Religious Cry of the Modern Soul 2011-07-03T02:00:08.347Z Such a cloudburst none of them had ever seen, or even dreamed of. The Corner House Girls on Palm Island 2011-06-01T02:00:23.043Z My sole culinary accomplishment was cloudbursts, and if Crit is an angel he 283 has to have something to go on besides cloudbursts. Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days 2011-05-27T02:00:15.860Z It’s very easy,” added Molly, forming a resolution to make the President a plate of “cloudbursts” without loss of time. Molly Brown's Junior Days 2011-07-14T02:00:11.180Z She had given him her simple history—how, of the five who were asleep in the hut when it was swept away by a cloudburst, she alone had survived. The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z Tom was right—there had been a cloudburst, but fortunately not directly over the heads of our friends, otherwise they might have perished in the terrible downpour which immediately followed. The Rover Boys on a Tour or Last Days at Brill College 2011-05-24T02:00:14.887Z They are also of rare occurrence in the hot and dry atmosphere of the Great Basin and Mexican plateau, but when they do come are of marked intensity, and pass under the name of "cloudbursts." North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z “With overshoes on, and a mackintosh and an umbrella, I could face a cloudburst,” Billie observed. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z “That was a cloudburst,” he answered in a tone that thrilled with comprehension. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z They have cloudbursts up there, and when one lets go—well, old Noah’s deluge isn’t in it. The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z The first awful effects of the cloudburst were passing, and the water was going down slowly but surely. The Rover Boys on a Tour or Last Days at Brill College 2011-05-24T02:00:14.887Z A second cloudburst cooled and eased them, though they stood in water.... She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z Taking shelter under a tree from a midday cloudburst, he puffs on his bamboo water pipe and explains how the economics of tilapia have suddenly turned against him. From China, The Future of Fish 2010-10-21T21:00:00Z Luck often expires in a cloudburst of steam and scattered auto parts. Danger and Excitement Intersect at Figure Eight Racing 2010-09-19T00:59:00Z The Spaniard set the best time of the day, a lap of 1min 49.032sec, at the end of an interrupted second session on a drying track after heavy cloudbursts in the morning. Alonso is fastest in Belgian GP practice 2010-08-27T14:50:00Z The Rovers consulted with Mr. Barlow and his son, James, and all five walked down as close to the edge of the river as the effects of the cloudburst would allow. The Rover Boys on a Tour or Last Days at Brill College 2011-05-24T02:00:14.887Z There was no smoke, no familiar shadow of hills, but a leaden tumult of sky, and the rollers of open sea beaten by a cloudburst. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z Early in an eloquent speech that emphasized the integrity and honor he said was essential to baseball, a cloudburst stopped and the sun appeared. Sharing Stage at Hall, Harvey Remains a Commanding Presence 2010-07-26T02:23:00Z A cloudburst on Tuesday saw 10mm of rain fall on the track in an hour, followed by a similar amount later that evening and further sleety showers continued throughout yesterday. Soft-ground lovers may be those to concentrate on in Grand National 2010-03-31T17:01:00Z If the chancellor consulted on reforms every two or three months, it might be better than these fiscal cloudbursts. Budget 2010 analysis: More policy, less posturing 2010-03-25T09:18:00Z "That was the worst cloudburst I ever heard of out here," he declared, when he reached the porch. The Reclaimers At 8:00 A. M., on November 1st, the convoy of 29 ambulances left the park in a gentle shower, but before traveling very far it became a regular cloudburst, with a strong wind. History of Ambulance Company Number 139 Ben Crider, submerged by the waters of the same cloudburst, was giving stouter battle to the current. Ewing\\'s Lady A cloudburst would fill this gorge in about a jiffy; but a cloudburst is the last thing on earth you need expect in this land of scant showers and no water. Through Our Unknown Southwest A twenty-four hours' rain, with cloudbursts along the way, was now sending the Neosho and Verdigris Rivers miles wide, across their valleys. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas The rainfall is nearly five feet a year, concentrated at times, upon the thousand miles of streets, into cloudbursts of four inches an hour and ten inches in a day. The Industrial Canal and Inner Harbor of New Orleans History, Description and Economic Aspects of Giant Facility Created to Encourage Industrial Expansion and Develop Commerce Now and then a cloudburst would strike terror to Mary's tender heart. Little Tales of The Desert Close upon the head of this hurricane came the deluge of rain, cloudburst after cloudburst. Wings of the Wind So I crabbed the whole play, eh, and fetched that cloudburst down Woodpecker? Wunpost Like a cloudburst of summer was this winter cloudburst of snow, burying every trail and covering every landmark with a mocking smoothness. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas The storm chambers will handle the rainfall of cloudbursts. The Industrial Canal and Inner Harbor of New Orleans History, Description and Economic Aspects of Giant Facility Created to Encourage Industrial Expansion and Develop Commerce There is going to be a ghastly lot of mistakes and waste and scandal, but if we win 144 out there’ll be such a cloudburst that the Germans will think it’s raining ships. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards It is beastly plain to me," he says, "that I am about as popular in Film City as a cloudburst at a picnic! Kid Scanlan A cloudburst had sluiced the canyon from top to bottom and spread out a great fan of dirt; but in the earlier days an Indian trail had wound up it, passing by the hidden spring. Wunpost A hundred years they had stood there, defying storm and cloudburst, but at last the drought was sucking away their life. Hidden Water During the occasional cloudbursts it will be necessary to send some of the drainage into the lake, but this will be rapidly flowing water and will sweep offshore. The Industrial Canal and Inner Harbor of New Orleans History, Description and Economic Aspects of Giant Facility Created to Encourage Industrial Expansion and Develop Commerce Probably twenty years would elapse before another cloudburst would occur again, and the thought set him speculating upon the effect this might have upon the lake on Devil’s Hill. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills Here, when the sun reaches its summer height or a sweet-grass wind blows soft or a cloudburst above the peaks strikes the southerly face of the range, winter unfrocks in a single night. Whispering Smith The mud of the cloudburst had turned to hard pudding-stone, which resounded beneath his mule’s feet. Wunpost At last the belated waters from above had come, the outpourings of a hundred mountain creeks that had belched forth into the Alamo like summer cloudbursts. Hidden Water I have always thought of this storm as a cloudburst. Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail They followed it and found it was the roaring of a high wave coming down an arroyo from a cloudburst farther up in the mountain. With Hoops of Steel The clouds, glorious as they had been in formation and coloring, resulted in a terrible cloudburst. Wild Life on the Rockies And the mud and rocks that the cloudburst had deposited had been dug out and cleared away from their trees; the ditch had been enlarged, her garden restored and everything left tidy and clean. Wunpost "They came without warning and all at once, like a summer cloudburst," the Hungarian said. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel A cloudburst in the mountain beyond had sent the water roaring and tumbling down the bed of the stream. The Merriweather Girls in Quest of Treasure Here and there alkali whitens the edges of stained hollows where water lies awhile after spring cloudbursts. The Book of the National Parks “Lucky we got here just as we did,” remarked Joe, as they leaned up against the masonry of the ruined hall and looked out at the cloudburst. Baseball Joe Around the World Pitching on a Grand Tour Your old man’s claims are stuck up in a canyon where a flying machine couldn’t hardly go and about the time he gets his road built another cloudburst will come along and wash it away. Wunpost I was caught on the wrong side once when they’d had a cloudburst in the mountains. Across the Mesa But when men destroy the carpet and take no care of the soil underneath, the raindrops are able to do as much damage as they do during the cloudbursts in the deserts. Conservation Reader Another feature of this nest was that it had no roof, for the doorway was open to the sky, so that a cloudburst would have filled up their little nursery and drowned its inmates. Our Bird Comrades When the train reached Hardy, a few miles north of the Little Colorado, there was a long stop, explained by the conductor as caused by a cloudburst at Winslow. The High Calling And there hasn’t been a cloudburst in thirteen years–but that makes no difference, of course!” Wunpost Starting in the sunshine of Lady Luck's smile, the Wildcat cleared the hurdles of financial ruin and rambled into the stretch soggy with a cloudburst of hard luck. Lady Luck Such rains or cloudbursts, as we often call them, carry away the unprotected soil faster than Nature can renew it. Conservation Reader To have called at Brompton Square would have been asking for a cloudburst. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel There's always something to look out for," continued Tom, "if it isn't Indians it's rattlesnakes, and you have got to choose between a cloudburst or no water at all. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power Wilhelmina gazed up the valley and sighed again, for since that terrific cloudburst she had been stranded in Jail Canyon like a piece of driftwood tossed up by the flood. Wunpost With punctilious enjoyment he had eaten everything that was offered to him, cloudbursts, salmon sandwiches, stuffed olives and chocolate cake. Molly Brown's Senior Days When your message came last night, Morris and I took the chance to tell Mr. Brock so, and he is here this morning to see what things look like after a cloudburst. The Daughter of a Magnate The operator was full of wild stories of the Brushy Creek flood, caused by the thaw and the cloudburst. Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic The press reports of the cloudburst and flood brought the Professor up to Connecticut to verify with his own eyes his daughter's safety. The Thing from the Lake There’s liable to be a cloudburst and wash the whole road out, and then where’d you be with your home stake?” Wunpost "Must have been a cloudburst in the mountains," remarked Belle, listening; and Kate was to learn that a cloudless sky gives no assurance whatever for the passage of a mountain stream. Laramie Holds the Range They've had a cloudburst on Dry Dollar Creek," he said, excitedly; "twenty feet of water came down Rat Ca�on at five o'clock. The Daughter of a Magnate Once black clouds gathered in the distance, to pour out a cloudburst. Space Prison "The cloudburst was too much for the dam," he answered regretfully. The Thing from the Lake “Oh, Mr. Calhoun!” she called, “please don’t go up the canyon now–there’s a cloudburst forming above the peaks.” Wunpost One day in May, there was a regular cloudburst. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History Well, sir, I thought it was a cloudburst. Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son Being the Letters written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago, familiarly known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to his Son, Pierrepont, facetiously known to his intimates as "Piggy." A cloudburst was coming and the sheer-walled canyon down which he hurried had suddenly become a death trap, its sunlit quiet soon to be transformed into roaring destruction. Space Prison Just a yielding here, a parting there, until the cloudburst precipitated the disaster. The Thing from the Lake And this waterspout, which had turned into a mighty cloudburst, would sweep one of them clean again. Wunpost Then another noise, strangely like a brief cloudburst. Legacy Certainly the heavens threatened a cloudburst with appalling thunder and dangerous lightning. Benjamin Franklin She sweeps them with cloudbursts that wash half a hillside into the valleys, and now and then with snowslides and tremendous falls of rock. The Gold Trail A cloudburst fills an arroyo with a flood without warning, and a man is drowned amidst desert sand where only hours before he could have died for lack of that same water. Rebel Spurs And if your folks are too religious to use my old road maybe the Lord will send a cloudburst and destroy it. Wunpost The first inarticulate roar was followed by a babel of voices, like a tropical cloudburst on a prefab hut. A Slave is a Slave This had reference to the slide upon which fell a veritable cloudburst of water splashed up from the river by the hands of a dozen devilish youngsters. Watch Yourself Go By Once, in far-away Aztec times, a Tewana tradition had it that a cloudburst in the rains had swept it clear of houses, and now Time's slow cycle had brought the same deadly coincidence. The Spinner's Book of Fiction And then, as he looked, he saw a flash—saw a great column of water rise in the air, and descend, like pictures of a cloudburst. Facing the German foe, by Colonel James Fiske It rose up and overflowed in a gush of turbid waters, rose still higher and overflowed again; and then it broke loose in a crash like imminent 169thunder–the cloudburst had conquered the Gorge. Wunpost Before it lay a long descent, a cloudburst, the sunset of a civilization, another night. Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers In the excitement of carpentering incidental to the cloudburst, the crew of the train omitted to drop it off at Come-by-Chance. Le Petit Nord or, Annals of a Labrador Harbour "Has the cloudburst arrived?" demanded Bob, who was already ten feet from the floor of the canyon. The Saddle Boys of the Rockies Lost on Thunder Mountain It came down out of the northwest, like a cloudburst. The Prairie Wife Then the thunder of its roaring subsided by degrees and by sundown the cloudburst was past. Wunpost Right after that the rain hit me like a cloudburst. Raw Gold A Novel Before we reached the Ford, the rain came down; then more rain came, and then there was a cloudburst. I Married a Ranger All I hope is that we don't happen to be in the old canyon when that cloudburst you mentioned comes along. The Saddle Boys of the Rockies Lost on Thunder Mountain When the fury of the cloudburst had passed over, and the lightning no longer flickered in their faces, and the thunder growled away in the southeast, the risen water began to show its rolling surface. Old Kaskaskia It was cement, the same natural concrete which Nature combines everywhere on the desert–gravel and lime and bone-dry clay, sluiced and mixed by the passing cloudburst and piled up to set into pudding-stone. Wunpost My earth is a theatre of storms and cyclones, of avalanches and earthquakes, of lightnings and cloudbursts; wrecks and ruins strew my course. The Breath of Life "But, se�ors!" stammered the poor fellow to whom this sudden torrent of conversation was as overwhelming as a cloudburst. The Heart of the Desert Kut-Le of the Desert Torrential rains were poured upon the hills from a cloudburst exceptionally savage. The Furnace of Gold Jean had never heard of waterspout or cloudburst or any modern name given to the Force whenever its leash is slipped for a few minutes. Old Kaskaskia But when Campbell came down over the mountain-sheep trail and beheld what the cloudburst had done he spoke what came first into his mind. Wunpost Sairy Jane, who was bringing a string of dried snaps from the outhouse, called to him to hurry before the cloudburst. The Voice of the People Like a sudden cloudburst the dormitory had gone into a frenzy of sound. The Witness Must have been a cloudburst, as they call it out in the Rockies, Mr. Mabie says. The Outdoor Chums After Big Game Or, Perilous Adventures in the Wilderness When the down stage pulled up at the inn, just before dark, they decided to stay for the night, fearing a possible cloudburst. Buffalo Roost “You know what I mean,” she said at the gate; “have you forgotten about the cloudburst?” Wunpost Seeing his fleet in flames, Aeneas wrings his hands, and prays with such fervor that a cloudburst drenches his burning vessels. The Book of the Epic Then the storm broke with tornado rage and cloudburst floods, and in its track terror reigned. Vanguards of the Plains Their welcome was a warm one, for Mr. Mabie had been more or less worried concerning them, owing to the forest fire and the fierce cloudburst. The Outdoor Chums After Big Game Or, Perilous Adventures in the Wilderness That cloudburst was anything but funny at the time; it was miserably exasperating to stand there drenched, with the comfortable quarters of the mining company in sight, cut off by an impassable washout. The Rim of the Desert “Don’t reckon there’ll be another cloudburst, do you, about the time you get your road built?” Wunpost She was like some limpid, prattling stream swollen to sudden fury by a cloudburst of bitterness. Broken to the Plow I saw a 'Burning of Rome' that was a dream, and whole cloudbursts of shootin' stars, but I yanked Mr. Enthusiastic Stranger away from my surcingle and throwed him agin the wall. Pardners For over three hours then the storm had raged, the rain falling with the force of a cloudburst. Mary Minds Her Business It seemed to be a cloudburst instead of a rain. The Pony Rider Boys in the Grand Canyon Or, The Mystery of Bright Angel Gulch My respiration was 8 to 1, my inspiration was 9 to 6 for a place, and my perspiration was like a cloudburst. You Can Search Me If he still lived—if that frightful cloudburst had not overwhelmed him—he was there waiting above the raging torrent. The Top of the World The forest had to be felled, droughts, deep snows, freshets, cloudbursts, forest fires, and all the other dangers of a wilderness life faced. The Winning of the West, Volume 1 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769-1776 "Isn't that pretty nearly what people call a cloudburst, uncle Phaeton?" asked Bruno, curiously watching that receding mass of what from their present standpoint looked like vapour. The Lost City A cloudburst, a hurricane, an electrical bombardment, struck the Jasper B. all at once. The Cruise of the Jasper B. How heavily the rain did pour down, just like a cloudburst! The Bobbsey Twins in the Country We are digging a stone-lined ditch to convey any further cloudbursts from the plateau on which they stand to the cornfield below. Dear Enemy In order to get to it, we had to cross a wooded ravine, very steep and torn out by a recent cloudburst. A Woman Tenderfoot "Or what about your tin-can friend?" she whined, shooting a bolt of lightning above the Tin Woodman's head and creating a miniature cloudburst over him, making him jump clear to escape the water. Dorothy's Mystical Adventures in Oz But it wouldn't amount to much if there was another cloudburst. The Second Deluge At the present moment, however, his eyes were simply raining tears, as though they had their source in a cloudburst, and over one of them a bump appeared as large as an egg. The Camp Fire Girls at Sunrise Hill Our three camps leaked, and in the early dawn, after the first cloudburst, twenty-four bedraggled little Indians, wrapped in damp bedding, came shivering to the door and begged for admission. Dear Enemy That was the way things came to Warble—fate in big chunks—destiny in cloudbursts. Ptomaine Street The heaviest cloudburst that ever devastated a countryside was but a trickle compared with this monstrous, terrifying deluge. Darkness and Dawn Then quintillions of tons of water will condense on the earth and cover it like a universal cloudburst. The Second Deluge Jim's letters told of scorching heat, of blinding duststorms, and cloudbursts that made lakes of the camps, but nothing else happened except the welter of routine. We Can't Have Everything No summer cyclones, no winter blizzards, no cloudbursts or bad thunderstorms. The Desert of Wheat The rain had gradually subsided from a cloudburst into a steady downpour and we trembled to think what the road would be like. The Camp Fire Girls Go Motoring Or, Along the Road That Leads the Way They were caught in the midst of a veritable cloudburst. On a Torn-Away World Or, the Captives of the Great Earthquake The whole land seemed to have become saturated and overflowed by the cloudburst. Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch A lot of cheap photographers and street-car conductors were caught in a cloudburst of money and thought they made it. We Can't Have Everything If there be a cyclone, a flood, a cloudburst, a railroad disaster, a conflagration, an earthquake, an epidemic, we say it is the will of God. The Pastor's Son Like a summer cloudburst, the tantrum ends almost as soon as it begins. Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software And then, as he looked, he saw a flash — saw a great column of water rise in the air, and descend, like pictures of a cloudburst. The Boy Scout Aviators They entered the foothills through a pleasant, winding valley which, had it not been for the marks of the recent cloudburst, would have been a beautiful trail. Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch They are like the little ridges and mounds of soil that remain of your garden-patch after the waters of a cloudburst have swept over it. Time and Change Sometimes heavy torrents from cloudbursts plunge down the sides of the canyon and these would require to be considered as well as those of the river itself. The Romance of the Colorado River The Story of its Discovery in 1840, with an Account of the Later Explorations, and with Special Reference to the Voyages of Powell through the Line of the Great Canyons Floods of rivers, cloudbursts in narrow gorges, the lightning of the hills, blinding and smothering sandstorms on the desert detained her not, for in her chosen path not on delay she thought. Tales of Aztlan; the Romance of a Hero of our Late Spanish-American War, Incidents of Interest from the Life of a western Pioneer and Other Tales A cyclone, a cloudburst, a great conflagration are awful things. A Daughter of the Land Meanwhile a mass of black thunderclouds gathering on the horizon threatened one of those cloudbursts of extreme severity and suddenness so characteristic of the plains country. Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches It seemed to Nan impossible after the recent cloudburst that the fire could find anything to feed upon. Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret Land sakes alive!" as another gust shot and beat its accompanying cloudburst through and between the carriage curtains; "right in my face and eyes! Thankful's Inheritance Water flowed abundantly at this season, and the deep washes leading down from the slopes attested to the fact of cloudbursts and heavy storms. To the Last Man It was a cloudburst—a downpour such as Hiram had seldom experienced before. Hiram the Young Farmer He feels different from a tough old cloudburst like you. Roads of Destiny A storm had come on suddenly, and a cloudburst up the Walnut was sending a perfect surge of water down around the bend. A Master's Degree A cloudburst in the China Creek district followed by continued heavy rains was responsible for the increased water. The Riverman |
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