Not exactly cryptic, just clues to the rhyme.
What went pop and bang?...........................
Rain after the rumble...........................
Half a decade of aliens.........................
Miss Potter's whiskered friend....................
With the rain came the floods............................
I agree It could well be, only problem is I have that answer for another clue.
Who fell into a watery hole?.............. Dr Foster or pussy's in the well ?
Ten fat sausages sizzling in the pan
Ten fat sausages sizzling in the pan
If one went pop and the other went bang
There'll be eight fat sausages sizzling in the pan.....