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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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Videos have been posted online of mudslides causing chaos in Southern California after a powerful rainstorm hit the area on Thursday.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Hundreds of Los Angeles residents already weary from wildfires that devastated the area last month were ordered to evacuate again on Thursday as a rainstorm threatened to bring flash floods and mudslides to the region.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
After a rainstorm befell the outdoor venue, the singer was forced to remove its floor-length train, which was lined with a powder pink satin fabric.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 11 Feb. 2025
Even still, this past week’s rainstorms threatened to send loads of sediment down the mountains into the waters where the little gobies live.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Hundreds of Los Angeles residents already weary from wildfires that devastated the area last month were ordered to evacuate again on Thursday as a rainstorm threatened to bring flash floods and mudslides to the region.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
After a rainstorm befell the outdoor venue, the singer was forced to remove its floor-length train, which was lined with a powder pink satin fabric.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 11 Feb. 2025
Even still, this past week’s rainstorms threatened to send loads of sediment down the mountains into the waters where the little gobies live.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Rainstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainstorm. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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rainstorm
noun
rain·storm
-ˌstȯ(ə)rm 
: a storm of or with rain
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