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Precipitation is measured using a rain gauge, and more recently remote sensing techniques such as a weather radar. When classified according to the rate of precipitation, rain can be divided into categories. Light rain describes rainfall which falls at a rate of between a trace and 2.5 millimetres (0.098 in) per hour. Moderate rain describes ...
It may be caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm, hurricane, or tropical storm, or by meltwater from ice and snow. Flash floods may also occur after the collapse of a natural ice or debris dam, or a human structure such as a man-made dam, as occurred before the Johnstown Flood of 1889. Flash floods are distinguished from ...
Heavy Rain is an interactive drama and action-adventure game [1] [2] in which the player controls four different characters from a third-person perspective. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Each playable character may die depending on the player's actions, which create a branching storyline ; [ 6 ] in these cases, the player is faced with quick time events ...
Today's top weather news for Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024: Millions of people along the East Coast are bracing for severe weather, strong winds and heavy rain that will slow travel along the I-95 ...
In many areas in North Carolina, like Chimney Rock and Asheville, residents saw heavy rain. The highest reported rainfall was 29.5 inches in Busick Raws, Yancey County, North Carolina’s Gov. Roy ...
On an everyday basis, many people use weather forecasts to determine what to wear on a given day. Since outdoor activities are severely curtailed by heavy rain, snow and wind chill, forecasts can be used to plan activities around these events, and to plan ahead and survive them. Weather forecasting is a part of the economy.
A hydrometeorologist prepares and issues forecasts of accumulating (quantitative) precipitation, heavy rain, heavy snow, and highlights areas with the potential for flash flooding. Typically the range of knowledge that is required overlaps with climatology, mesoscale and synoptic meteorology, and other geosciences.
Rainfall totals of 1-2 inches are likely over the rest of the low elevations of Central California. Where the heaviest rain falls, there will be a risk of mudslides, other debris flows and slides ...