torrential
adjective
tor·ren·tial
tȯ-ˈren(t)-shəl 
tə-
1
a
: relating to or having the character of a torrent
torrential rains
b
: caused by or resulting from action of rapid streams
torrential gravel
2
: resembling a torrent in violence or rapidity of flow
Examples of torrential in a Sentence
The rain caused torrential flooding.
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The storm then brought torrential rain to the Carolinas and Tennessee, straining dams and overflowing waterways.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration (CWA) has issued a sea and land typhoon warning for southern and eastern parts of the island, warning the typhoon could pose a significant threat due to its slow speed and bring torrential rains to parts of the southeast.
—Eric Cheung, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
Since the system's landfall in Florida's Big Bend area late Thursday, torrential rain has destroyed vehicles and homes throughout Florida, the Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
Helene roared ashore in northern Florida late Thursday as a Category 4 hurricane and quickly moved through Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee with torrential rains that flooded waterways.
—Jeffrey Collins, Chicago Tribune, 30 Sep. 2024
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration (CWA) has issued a sea and land typhoon warning for southern and eastern parts of the island, warning the typhoon could pose a significant threat due to its slow speed and bring torrential rains to parts of the southeast.
—Eric Cheung, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
Since the system's landfall in Florida's Big Bend area late Thursday, torrential rain has destroyed vehicles and homes throughout Florida, the Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
Helene roared ashore in northern Florida late Thursday as a Category 4 hurricane and quickly moved through Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee with torrential rains that flooded waterways.
—Jeffrey Collins, Chicago Tribune, 30 Sep. 2024
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torrential
adjective
tor·ren·tial
tȯ-ˈren-chəl
tə-
: relating to or resembling a torrent
torrential rains
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