In Florida , advance warnings Warning and stringent building Building codes were credited with minimizing structural damage Damaging and reducing Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale loss of life to 17 people , but nevertheless widespread flooding Catastrophe and coastal damage Damaging resulted Causation from heavy rainfall Catastrophe and high tides Catastrophe .

Able produced Creating heavy rainfall from Florida through New England , which caused Causation widespread flooding .

The effects Influence of Hazel were particularly unprecedented in Toronto due to a combination Causation of heavy rainfall during the preceding weeks , a lack of experience in dealing Resolve_problem with tropical storms Catastrophe , and the storm Catastrophe 's unexpected retention of power despite traveling Traveling over land .

On the mainland , the hurricane Catastrophe dropped Motion torrential Motion rainfall , and many gauges were washed Removing away in mountainous areas where unofficial rainfall totals were as high as 1900 mm ( 75 in ) .

On the mainland , the hurricane Catastrophe dropped Motion torrential Motion rainfall , and many gauges were washed Removing away in mountainous areas where unofficial rainfall totals were as high as 1900 mm ( 75 in ) .

although it stayed Temporary_stay well offshore , the storm enhanced Cause_change_of_strength tropical moisture over bermuda , causing Causation beneficial rainfall in dry areas .

Along its path , Cilla dropped Motion heavy rainfall over islands it passed Motion_directional .

In the country , strong winds and heavy rainfall left heavy damage Damaging near the coast , as well as to farms further inland .

Interacting Communication with the monsoon , Linfa brought Bringing heavy rainfall across much of the Philippines for several days , causing Causation flooding and landslides that resulted in Causation traffic accidents and power outages .

over china , linfa produced Manufacturing heavy rainfall and gusty winds that wrecked Destroying 288 homes .

Overall , impact Influence from Joyce was minimal , limited Limiting to mainly rainfall and near-tropical storm Catastrophe force winds in Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados .

The precursor disturbance produced Causation heavy rainfall Catastrophe in the Kimberley region of Western Australia , causing Causation record Recording flooding Catastrophe and some road damage Damaging .

Residents were warned Warning by emergency officials to prepare GetReady for over a foot of rainfall and wind gusts well within tropical storm Catastrophe force .

However , impact Influence was negligible ; the peak wind gust on the Big Island of Hawaii reached Arriving , and rainfall totals remained Temporary_stay below .

Triggered Causation by record-breaking rainfall Motion , amounting Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to over 6,000 percent of the monthly mean , and respectively , in just four days , the floods Catastrophe caused Causation widespread damage Damaging in the region .

In the process , it dropped Motion unseasonably heavy rainfall over Zimbabwe and Zamibia .

In its formative stages , Bejisa brought Bringing heavy rainfall to Seychelles , and it also dropped Motion_directional rainfall in Mauritius and Madagascar .

In its formative stages , Bejisa brought Bringing heavy rainfall to Seychelles , and it also dropped Motion_directional rainfall in Mauritius and Madagascar .

The storm Catastrophe also dropped Motion_directional torrential rainfall , peaking at at a volcano in Cilaos .

of rain falling Motion_directional , more than was predicted Statement for the whole of April and the heaviest rainfall for 30 years .

The Brazilian TV station `` Globo '' said Telling the rainfall was equivalent to 300,000 Olympic swimming pools of water .

There were also firemen who used Using rubber dinghies to rescue Rescuing passengers from stranded buses , and shopkeepers who worked Being_in_operation very quickly to prevent Preventing_or_letting the rainfall from destroying Destroying their businesses .

Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes admitted Statement that the city 's preparedness for heavy rainfall had been `` less than zero , '' but added Cause_to_be_included `` there isn ’ t a city that wouldn ’ t have had problems with this level of rainfall . ''

Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes admitted Statement that the city 's preparedness for heavy rainfall had been `` less than zero , '' but added Cause_to_be_included `` there isn ’ t a city that wouldn ’ t have had problems with this level of rainfall . ''

The storm Catastrophe turned Becoming to the northeast , and warm waters from the Atlantic Ocean helped Assistance produce Creating record Recording rainfall across the northeastern United States .

After the storm Catastrophe weakened Cause_change_of_strength in Virginia , it maintained Containing an area of moisture that resulted in Causation heavy rainfall after interacting with the Blue Ridge Mountains , a process known as orographic lift Body_movement .

Diane produced Manufacturing heavy rainfall in eastern Pennsylvania , causing Causation the worst floods Motion on record Recording there , largely in the Poconos and along the Delaware River .

Damage Damaging from Diane was heaviest in Connecticut , where rainfall peaked Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale at 16.86 in ( 428 mm ) near Torrington .

The storm produced Creating torrential rainfall in northeastern Mexico , totaling to .

Along the East Coast of the United States , Gladys produced Creating light rainfall , gusty winds , and storm Catastrophe surge .

While passing Motion_directional over the Philippines , Thelma 's interaction with the high terrain of some of the islands resulted in Causation torrential rainfall .

The storm Catastrophe brought Bringing the heaviest rainfall Catastrophe totals to Dhofar in 30 years , causing Causation flooding Catastrophe and creating Creating rivers in wadis , or typically dry riverbeds .

Heavy rainfall and strong winds pelted Body_movement Bermuda , though no damage Damaging occurred Presence .

As a tropical cyclone , it produced Manufacturing heavy rainfall in Puerto Rico and the Lesser Antilles , leading to flooding Motion .

The cyclone moved Motion parallel to the Mexican Pacific coast , but its proximity to the shore resulted in Causation heavy rainfall over land .

It was caused Causation by heavy rainfall and flooding Catastrophe in Gansu Province .

A total of of rain was recorded Recording in La Plaine-des-Palmistes ; rainfall totals occasionally exceeded Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the totals measured during Cyclone Hyacinthe , the last major storm Catastrophe to affect Réunion .

The highest rainfall reported Reporting was at Zihuatanejo and La Unión , resulting in Causation devastation .

In many places the rainfall total for January set Placing new records .

The hurricane produced Creating light rainfall and winds throughout the northern Lesser Antilles .

Maemi caused Causation heavy rainfall there , with rates of in an hour and in 24 hours , the latter setting Placing a record Recording .

Beginning Process_start on September 15 , the hurricane Catastrophe tracked Self_motion east of Newfoundland , producing Creating heavy rainfall Catastrophe on land .

After weakening Cause_change_of_strength into a remnant low , Felicia continued to approach Arriving the Hawaiian Islands and on August 12 , the system produced Manufacturing copious amounts of rainfall across several islands .

The cyclone Catastrophe affected Influence northern Australia with gusty winds and some rainfall , while on the Indonesian island of Java , it produced Creating strong waves .

It has also had very low rainfall over the last year according to the UN , NGOs and the Senegal River Basin Development Authority .

As Rafael passed Motion_directional just to the east of Bermuda as a hurricane , light rainfall was recorded Recording .

It dissipated Removing the next day ; remnant moisture continued as torrential rainfall over Queensland for two weeks .

In Mackay , a tornado spawned Causation by Joy damaged Damaging 40 homes , while torrential rainfall just south of the city peaked at over .

The precursor of Hurricane Catastrophe Barbara brought Causation light to moderate rainfall to El Salvador .

Landslides Catastrophe caused Causation by rainfall in Guatemala forced Causation 30 people to flee their homes .