In fact, sometimes you can walk on one side of the road in clear sunshine and watch rain fall on the other side. This phenomenal localization of rainfall may explain why we often have amazing rainbows. A drizzle may relieve plants but is not much use to our catchments. Actually, it rarely drizzles in Bermuda. Usually the rain comes in torrents.
Torrential rain is good tank rain, provided it falls straight down.
The horizontal rain that comes with high winds is no good at all. Yes, we have them. Winter winds are common, and in the summer hurricanes sometimes happen. The optimistic side to winds is that they make for spectacular seascapes. Our Bets Face it, we in Bermuda love to hedge, and we love to stonewall.