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we ran into a big rainstorm on Highway 6, and the visibility was so poor we had to pull over
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Wide swaths of Southern California have seen only one significant rainstorm in more than eight months — producing for many areas a record dry start to the water year, which began Oct. 1.
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Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
There was a big rainstorm, so there would be takes that were ruined because the clouds would come in and just turn the scene into complete darkness.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
The houses that did survive the wildfire in the Palisades could also be in great danger of a severe rainstorm undercutting the foundation, Synolakis added.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2025
Hundreds of thousands live in tents on the coast as winter brings frequent rainstorms and temperatures drop below 50 degrees Fahrenheit at night.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
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Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
There was a big rainstorm, so there would be takes that were ruined because the clouds would come in and just turn the scene into complete darkness.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
The houses that did survive the wildfire in the Palisades could also be in great danger of a severe rainstorm undercutting the foundation, Synolakis added.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2025
Hundreds of thousands live in tents on the coast as winter brings frequent rainstorms and temperatures drop below 50 degrees Fahrenheit at night.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Rainstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainstorm. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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rainstorm
noun
rain·storm
-ˌstȯ(ə)rm 
: a storm of or with rain
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