The Yankees and the Detroit Tigers played one and a half innings at the Stadium in Game 1 of the American League division series before downpours struck, washing away an intriguing matchup of aces between C. C. Sabathia and Justin Verlander.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck during a torrential downpour, demolished hundreds of buildings and homes, killed at least 40 persons, and injured at least 70.
At one stage rain threatened to bring an end to proceedings 35 minutes from the finish, but unlike the torrential downpours that often strike in mid-afternoon given the searing heat and high humidity, it instead only delayed matters.
And, at the window of his room, the shape of someone watching them makes him start, as if he had just been struck by the first, sudden drops of a tropical downpour.
The family, four adult sisters and their five children, sought shelter from the sudden torrential downpour under a squat mesquite tree – and it was there, as they covered their heads with flimsy sheets of plastic, that they were struck by lightning.
One of these rare downpours is captured in striking high definition in Last Light, a new timelapse short by cinematographer and director Colin Rich.
I'm frustrated and eager to put some miles behind me, but to ride in intermittent, sometimes forceful downpours (thunderstorms are forecast) into a 15- to 20-mile-per-hour blow strikes me as foolish, or worse — no fun.
Strike hard, strike fast.
Let a downpour of cassava and tea fall.
Amidst a downpour on his St Mirren debut, Gow tried his luck from long range with a 30-yard left-foot strike which had McGovern diving low to his right to make a solid save in the Accies goal.
