Parts of the Calder Valley, including Hebden Bridge, saw a month's worth of rain fall in three hours.

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He said the incident was probably the result of "recent weather changes we are having - particularly heavy rain fall and the start of a cold snap".

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Engineers said they believed the rock fall was caused by a combination of heavy rain followed by cold temperatures.

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While Alonso sat further ahead with hopes of a third world title beginning to surface, the rain began to fall, leaving the drivers at the mercy of the elements.

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They said the rock fall was believed to have been caused by a combination of heavy rain followed by cold temperatures.

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As a slight rain started to fall, each woman opened a wide umbrella, a rainbow of polka dots popping up amid the ocean of green.

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While Isaac is likely to become a hurricane today, Fugate and Knabb urged those in the path of the storm to focus less on its particular classification and more on the storm's size and the potential for a storm surge that could reach 6 to 12 feet -- as well as record levels of rain fall.

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