And the headaches aren't over, as the rain may not let up anytime soon.
As the rain began to lash down the game turned scrappy with Tim Cahill and Sturridge off-target with half-chances.
And as the rain came down, Stoke held on to take the points.
As the rain comes down, fans have taken to sliding across water-slickened tarps and muddy stretches in a makeshift slip-and-slide.
The American ace started his back nine with straight birdies and as the rain came down he continued his fine progress.
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Already wet conditions deteriorated sharply in the second half as the rain came flooding down, leading to fears that the match could be abandoned.
As the rain season begins, they are taking matters into their own hands, building shelters to replace the tents that many still rely on for shelter.
Gloucester fly-half Lamb, who had replaced the unfortunate Paterson as kicker, did land a penalty to get the hosts on the board as the rain started to hammer down.
Glock insisted he had not handed the title to Hamilton and explained how his decision not to change tyres as the rain began to fall ultimately cost him fifth place.
Your HDTV will be pushed to the limits to display the deep blacks at the same time as the rain coming down while they are fighting at the super-human rate.
The players went off midway through the eighth over with thunder bubbling up around the stadium, came back for two balls and went off again as the rain fell heavily.
He insisted I join him under his brolly as the rain poured down - no mean feat to get under a brolly with Cyril Smith as I too am not slight in build.
Button pushed hard to strike back but could not match his colleague and the two McLarens stayed at the top of the times for the rest of the session as the rain came and went.
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As the rain dumped on to the Emirates pitch, Wenger opted to sacrifice his attacking options and bring on Abou Diaby for the impressive Bendtner, while Zola, desperate for an equaliser, introduced Cole for Franco.
"It is not worth pre-salting at the moment as the current rain will wash it off the highway, as the rain turns to snow we will treat and monitor those areas affected, " the statement said.
As the rain held off at Hockenheim, the Red Bulls and Ferrari dominated the fastest laps leaving world champion Button and team-mate Hamilton struggling 0.634 seconds behind the front two, something that troubled both McLaren drivers.
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The force that overwhelmed South Africa in 1996 was as unstoppable as the rain in '92: Brian Lara, the West Indies' finest batsman since Viv Richards (who helped the cricketing collective of island nations to World Cups in 1975 and 1979).
Out on the square itself, philosophy student Oscar Carrera from southern Spain stood frowning in the rain as the bell stood silent.
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Somewhat ironically, U2's "Beautiful Day" came blaring through the tannoy as heavy rain pounded down on the Ravenhill pitch and the sea of flags, scarves and hats in all corners of the ground created a colourful backdrop for what everyone hoped was going to be a very special European Friday night occasion.
The search proceeded cautiously for the fourth child as light rain fell throughout the afternoon.
According to the island's Met Department, nearly three times as much rain fell in the first four days of December as in the whole of November.
It took Isaac Clarke nearly two games to overcome his own guilt and pain from losing Nicole, are we to believe that Carver is that much stronger of an individual that in three easy missions and destroying the moon Carver is as right as rain as Isaac is at least at the beginning of this game?
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Episode II and III deliver such captivating locales as the gleaming clone hatcheries of rain-swept Kamino, and the fiery lava planet of Mustafar as well as spectacular action sequences like Yoda's unforgettable debut as a lightsaber duelist, the explosive space and ground battles of the Clone Wars, and the dramatic showdown between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker.
Emergency services and homeowners are anxiously keeping an eye on the weather as more heavy rain is forecast over the coming days.
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The introduction of Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and Kightly at half-time breathed new life into the home side as rain began to fall in the Black Country.
We know we need to save more, but actually doing it feels just about as pointless as wishing away the rain.
On his visits to Rome he so pleaded for a family policy, browbeating the future Pope John Paul II even as they waited in the rain for a car, that John Paul in 1990 asked him to run that pontifical office for him, not knowing it would soon become a war room.
As the floodlights came on amidst the torrential rain it seemed the visitors were fired up to acquire at least a point from this lively affair.
Then, with Brett Gardner set to lead off the fifth inning, the game went into a two-hour rain delay as the teams waited for the thunderstorms to clear.
Springwater is trapped by the terraces, and then evaporates, forms clouds and falls again as rain higher up the mountain.
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