cloudburst
noun
cloud·burst
ˈklau̇d-ˌbərst 
1
: a sudden copious rainfall
2
: a sudden outpouring : deluge
a cloudburst of anger
Examples of cloudburst in a Sentence
A cloudburst caused the river to flood.
the weatherman warned of possible cloudbursts in the afternoon
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But none of that potential bad news, or a spring cloudburst, could dampen the recent celebration of the park’s 50th birthday held at a Minneapolis brewery by the Voyageurs Conservancy – which was founded a decade before the park opened, and works to connect more people to Voyageurs.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 7 June 2025
The Yankees scored twice before the cloudburst to stake a 4-2 lead.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 25 May 2025
And with rising temperatures come rising risks: stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic, more severe cloudbursts in storms across North America, increasing drought in the Great Plains, larger wildfires in the West.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
And with the climate’s rising temperature comes rising risks: stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic, more severe cloudbursts in storms across the continent, increasing drought on the Great Plains, larger wildfires in the West.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 7 June 2025
The Yankees scored twice before the cloudburst to stake a 4-2 lead.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 25 May 2025
And with rising temperatures come rising risks: stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic, more severe cloudbursts in storms across North America, increasing drought in the Great Plains, larger wildfires in the West.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
And with the climate’s rising temperature comes rising risks: stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic, more severe cloudbursts in storms across the continent, increasing drought on the Great Plains, larger wildfires in the West.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
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“Cloudburst.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloudburst. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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cloudburst
noun
cloud·burst
ˈklau̇d-ˌbərst
: a sudden heavy rainfall
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