frog strangler
noun, an exceedingly large rain storm, a torrential downpour, greater than simply "raining cats and dogs," a rain event marked by even adept amphibians drowning.
Were you in New Orleans for that frog strangler that hit last year?
frog-strangler
Term used by people in Florida to describe a strong and nasty thunderstorm.
Hey mike, I can't come over right now, I got a frog-strangler going on outside and it has the road in front of my house closed.