Definition
A sudden, violent rainstorm with heavy rainfall in a short period, often causing flash flooding.
Etymology
Compound of 'cloud' plus 'burst' (from Old Norse 'bresta'), suggesting a cloud has literally broken open. This term became common in the 19th century as meteorology advanced.
Kelly Says
A cloudburst can drop more rain in 10 minutes than normally falls in a month—they're so intense that they can cause flash floods that turn peaceful streams into raging rivers within minutes!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ደብደብ ነገር
deb-deb ne-ger
ARالعربية
فيضانات السحب
fi-da-na-at as-suhb
BNবাংলা
মেঘের বৃষ্টি
megh-er brus-ti
CACatalà
bombada de núvols
bom-ba-da de nu-vols
CSČeština
srážka mraků
sra-žka mra-ku
DEDeutsch
Wolkenbruch
vol-ken-brokh
ELΕλληνικά
βροχή από νεφρά
vro-chi apo ne-fra
ESEspañol
desbordamiento de nubes
des-bor-damiento de nu-bes
FAفارسی
بارش ابر
barash abr
FISuomi
pilvenmyrsky
pil-ven-myrs-ky
FRFrançais
inondation de nuages
in-on-da-syon de nu-la-je
GUGU
આકાશમાં વરસાદ
a-ka-sham ma-an var-sa-ad
HAHA
ruwan sama
ru-wan sa-ma
HEעברית
זריחת עננים
zri-chat en-nim
HIहिन्दी
गर्जना
gar-ja-na
HUMagyar
felhő özön
fel-ho öz-on
IDBahasa Indonesia
banjir awan
ban-jir a-wan
IGIG
nwụrụ ụkpụrụ
nwu-ru uk-pu-ru
ITItaliano
nubifragio
noo-bee-fra-jee-oh
JA日本語
雲の大雨
kumo no dai-ame
KKKK
Облақ шашу
Ob-lak sha-shu
KO한국어
구름폭우
gu-reum-popg-u
MRMR
नैसर्गिक दुष्काळ
na-is-ar-jik dus-ka-al
MSBahasa Melayu
banjir awan
ban-jir a-wan
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောက်တဲ့ ကျသောက်
kya-uk-te ky-tha-ouk
NLNederlands
wolkenbui
wol-ken-bui
NONorsk
skybrudd
sky-brud
PAPA
ਬੱਦਲਾਂ ਦਾ ਝੜ
bad-lan da jhar
PLPolski
powódź chmur
po-vody chmur
PTPortuguês
inundação de nuvens
in-oon-da-sow de nu-vens
RORomână
furtună de nori
furt-no-na de no-ri
RUРусский
наводнение облаков
na-voh-de-ne-niye ob-la-kov
SVSvenska
molnstorm
moln-storm
SWKiswahili
mvua ya mawingu
mvua ya ma-win-gu
TEతెలుగు
เมฆా కురు
me-gha ku-ru
THไทย
ฝนตกหนักจากเมฆ
fon-tok-nark jak-me-khe
TLTL
pag-ulan ng ulap
pa-gu-lan ng u-lap
TRTürkçe
bulut sel
bu-lut sel
UKУкраїнська
зливовий град
zli-vovyi hrad
VITiếng Việt
bão mây
bau-may
ZUZU
umhlaba omkhulu
um-hla-ba om-khu-lu