onslaught

Definitions

• A fierce or destructive attack.
  A tempest of wrath that crashes like thunder, relentless and wild.
  Example: The town was devastated by the sudden onslaught.
• A large quantity of people or things that is difficult to deal with.
  A cascading symphony of eager souls, a flood not to stem but to embrace.
  Example: The school faced an onslaught of applications for the new semester.