falling a storm
A storm is setting in hard, usually with heavy rain.
Also called fallin' a storm.
Updated September 21, 2026
falling a storm pronunciation
/FAW-lin uh STORM/
Meaning
Weather talk for a storm coming on or already dumping on you. Somebody glances at the ridge, feels the wind shift, and says "it's fallin' a storm." Related to older Appalachian "falling weather" for rain or snow on the way. Less "light sprinkle," more get the towels off the line.
How folks use it
- “Feel that wind turnin'? It's fallin' a storm over the ridge.”
- “We were halfway to town when it started falling a storm, and the wipers couldn't keep up.”
Origin and etymology
Built on Southern and Appalachian "fall" for weather coming on (as in fallin' dark, falling weather). The pattern sits beside cousins like "comin' a storm." Exact first print is hard to pin; it lives mainly in spoken porch talk.