Curious_cat:
I don't think Katmar was limiting himself to rainstorm scenarios.
Finally it is a question of what is / will be / can be the governing scenario for sizing.
When someone intended to specify governing scenario of vent sizing for a storage tank, all credible scenarios shall be specified and known...
If you go back and read the OP query, you will see the only scenario based on which he requested to size the vent is tank emptying but even though the steam out operation can be a credible scenario to create partial vacuum in the tank, it wouldn't applied for all storage tanks and if is applied shall be specified in relevant data sheet by tank owner, the case never mentioned by OP and the discussions naturally continued in tank emptying that, contrary to the steam out case, is a credible scenario in all storage tank for vent sizing...