One heavy storm can cause ageing urban sewerage systems to overflow.
The storm inflicted heavy damage on Botkinburg Foursquare Church in Arkansas, about 90 minutes before evening services.
The reductions made in the U.S. force structure ensures that even if the United States decided to deploy its remaining four heavy divisions and one armored cavalry regiment, there would be no reserve comparable to that it enjoyed during Desert Storm -- four heavy divisions (two each in the United States and in Germany) and two armored cavalry regiments.
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So, it doesn't just take the winds, you still have to deal with the heavy rainfall and then the storm surge along the coast.
Following the incidents, South African Weather Service forecaster Puseletso Mofokeng said there was a common misconception that lightning mainly struck during heavy rain or a severe storm.
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And the people who should be the demanding employers -- the citizens -- are tossed about in the heavy waves of the political storm, as if they are mere bystanders who have no standing in all of this.
The heavy rainfall -- particularly this storm had a lot of rain ahead of it as it was moving ashore -- the concern was where we could expect rainfall.
While the storm has weakened as it moves north, it remains a dangerous storm that continues to produce heavy rains.
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He also said a "spin-off" storm was expected to create heavy snow in New England, and could push Boston to a February record.
In Minnesota, Governor Mark Dayton declared a state of emergency after communities in the south-west of the state - already struggling to restore power from an earlier ice storm - were buried under heavy snow.
Nonetheless, its storm surge -- joined by heavy wind, rain and tornadoes -- left a swath of destruction from east Texas to Alabama.
The storm has brought high winds and heavy rain, toppling trees and power lines through the region and cutting electricity to about 200, 000 homes.
Strong winds and heavy rain lashed Long Island and Cape Cod as the storm passed by.
During the storm that included lightning, gusty winds and heavy rains, the infield was soaked while the grounds crew struggled to get the tarp on the field.
Among the possibilities: Have astronauts wear a deployable shield resembling a heavy winter coat or have them hunker down in a storm shelter aboard the spacecraft during periods of high solar activity.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) A chilly spring storm was making its way eastward Wednesday after heavy snow and freezing rain prompted hundreds of flight cancellations, stranded motorists and knocked out power to thousands in several Western states.
As the storm moved up the coast Wednesday night, it brought heavy winds to the Jersey Shore, still reeling from Superstorm Sandy, and had New England residents bracing for a potentially more powerful punch.
Violent winds, torrential downpour and a storm surge could result in wide-spread power outages and heavy flooding.
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If we are indeed in the midst of a hurricane-heavy time, there's ample cause for concern that a severe storm would venture that far north.
As a tropical storm, Gustav blasted Jamaica with high winds and drenched it with heavy rain Thursday night into Friday.
On Monday morning, the storm was blowing out to the Atlantic with only isolated thunderstorms and localized heavy rain as a cold front began moving in and clearing the region.
The storm, which began in Montana before moving east, follows a series of heavy winter snowstorms that have dropped double-digit snowfalls in the Midwest.
"This storm had everything you could handle at one time: tornadoes, hail, lightning, heavy rain, people clogging the highways, " Mr. Smith said.
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But, again, from a storm that I think -- a lot of folks on the coastal areas also showed that inland the heavy rains produced quite a bit of damages and are continuing to produce damages.
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