Below you will find example sentences with "heavy rain". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Heavy Rain in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: heavy
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 20
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 27.5 words

Words in this phrase

heavy rain

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • heavy can mean: Having great weight. Common word
  • rain can mean: Condensed water falling from a cloud. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

and scattered heavy rain with thunderstorms 1× burst of heavy rain and thunderstorms 1× calling for heavy rain in the 1× heavy rain severe thunderstorms 1× in occasional heavy rain low visibility 1× is for heavy rain until 1pm 1× issued red heavy rain warning for 1× oleh during heavy rain hence the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

according to research 1× after one storm 1× areas of rain 1× britain s met 1× chicago weather thunderstorms 1× donegal galway and 1×

Common sentence endings:

a m saturday 1× and gusty winds 1× capital on thursday 1× for heavy rain 1× has been extended 1× heavy rain fall 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

thunderstorms 6× warning 5× south 4× afternoon 4× morning 4× saturday 4× flooding 3× gusty 3× winds 3× weather 3× storms 3× locally 3×

Related phrases

heavy rainfall freezing rain heavy rains heavy water heavy metal heavy showers light rain heavy snow rain showers heavy losses

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around heavy:

heavy rainfall 20× heavy rains 19× heavy water 18× heavy metal 14×

Just before it in the phrase index:

heavy metal heavy losses heavy load heavy drinking heavily influenced heavily damaged

Just after it in the phrase index:

heavy rainfall heavy rains heavy showers heavy snow heavy water heavyweight champion

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

heavy rainfall heavy rains heavy water heavy metal heavy showers heavy snow

Same ending:

freezing rain light rain

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "heavy rain" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 27.5 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as and scattered heavy rain with thunderstorms, burst of heavy rain and thunderstorms, thunderstorms, warning and south stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with heavy rainfall, freezing rain, heavy rains, heavy rainfall, heavy rains and heavy water, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with heavy rain

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Areas of rain and storms with locally heavy rain at times. (11 words)

The flood alert follows persistent rain over the past week in Leicestershire,amber warning for heavy rain. (17 words)

The current forecast in Worcester is for heavy rain until 1pm before it changes to light rain after 2pm. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

After one storm moves through this weekend with locally heavy rain that can trigger flooding in the Northeast, a second storm, which could receive a boost from the tropics, will hit the region with more rain next week. (38 words)

Firefighters work to clear rain from the roof during heavy rain before the morning scheduled third practice session for the Styrian Formula One Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring racetrack in Spielberg, Austria, Saturday, July 11, 2020. (38 words)

To the south of the Bay Area, the Big Sur coast is forecast to see heavy rain in the morning, with rainfall rates up to 1.25 inches an hour and moderate rain through the afternoon. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

According to research a total of 3.15 km is flooded in Oleh during heavy rain, Hence, the main cause of flooding in oleh is heavy rain fall.

Donegal, Galway and Mayo were under an Orange warning for heavy rain which expired at 10am, with warnings of heavy and persistent rain with strong and gusty winds, especially in exposed areas.

Heavy Rain, Severe Thunderstorms Possible Into TuesdayWe are tracking multiple waves of heavy rain and possibly some severe weather Monday into Tuesday.

Widespread heavy rain is not expected but a few of the storms could produce locally heavy rain and gusty winds.

On Tuesday, there will be spells of heavy rain in the south for a time, but brighter, colder weather elsewhere will follow to all parts in the afternoon, as the rain clears southeastwards.

Please also note, that while rain will ease this afternoon, another burst of heavy rain and thunderstorms is forecast from late evening till early Monday morning, and this Warning has been extended.

The country’s national meteorological service MetService issued Red Heavy Rain Warning for the Auckland area overnight and recorded 249 mm of rain in 24 hours until 1 a.m. Saturday.

The current forecast in Worcester is for heavy rain until 1pm before it changes to light rain after 2pm.

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To the south of the Bay Area, the Big Sur coast is forecast to see heavy rain in the morning, with rainfall rates up to 1.25 inches an hour and moderate rain through the afternoon.

After one storm moves through this weekend with locally heavy rain that can trigger flooding in the Northeast, a second storm, which could receive a boost from the tropics, will hit the region with more rain next week.

Met Éireann has issued a status Yellow rain and wind warning for Dublin and Wicklow tomorrow as heavy rain and strong gusts will sweep through the capital on Thursday.

Rain bands from TS Hone will also result in occasional heavy rain, low visibility, and the possibility of thunderstorms Saturday afternoon through late Sunday night, especially for the southeastern portion of the coastal waters.

The flood alert follows persistent rain over the past week in Leicestershire,amber warning for heavy rain.

To combat heavy rain and storms, the community can also expect to see the creation of rain gardens, green infrastructure, and alternative ways to catch and use rainwater more productively.

Today, scattered moderate rain and scattered heavy rain with thunderstorms and gusty winds are likely to occur over South Interior Karnataka, coastal and hilly regions of the state.

Environment Canada is calling for heavy rain in the region today going into tomorrow, tapering off in the morning with lighter rain.

Firefighters work to clear rain from the roof during heavy rain before the morning scheduled third practice session for the Styrian Formula One Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring racetrack in Spielberg, Austria, Saturday, July 11, 2020.

Areas of rain and storms with locally heavy rain at times.

Britain’s Met Office forecasting service Saturday issued a number of rain and wind warnings across the south of England and Wales and warned of heavy rain in northern Scotland.

Chicago Weather: Thunderstorms, Heavy Rain, Flooding On The WayHeavy rain and thunderstorms are on the way for the Chicago area.

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