Have look at the phrases used to talk about Rain.
Drizzle - Light rain, fine rain drops
Example - We can just quickly get to the subway as it's just drizzling.
Downpour - A heavy rainfall.
Example - This incessant downpour is driving me crazy.
Bucketing Down - Heavy Rains
Example - I think you should stay back as it's bucketing down.
Torrential Rain - Heavy Rains ( Commonly used by the media)
Example - The city experiences torrential rain last evening.
Scattered Showers - On and off rain for short periods throughout the day. (Commonly used by the weather forecast department)
Example - The city will experience scattered showers throughout the day tomorrow.
Raining cats and dogs - To rain heavily (Idiom)
Example - I didn't go for my class as it was raining cats and dogs.
Flood - Overflow of large amount of water
Damp - to be slightly wet
Drenched - Fully wet
Soaked - Fully wet
A clap of thunder - Rumbling sound of the clouds in the sky.
A bolt of lightning - A flash of light in the sky.
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