Sussex reached 11-0 in reply by the time more rain forced an early close.
And by the time the rain had eased off sufficiently to consider re-starting the race, only 10 minutes of that period remained.
But at the same time, rain is falling inside the walls and must be pumped out, or you get a different kind of flood.
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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.
With Alexander Hleb at the heart of everything, the German side fizzed first-time passes across the rain-sodden pitch, cutting through the home ranks with alarming ease.
The next time up, with a light rain falling, the 25-year-old lefty never had time to get chilly.
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The weather was cloudy with rain at the time of the incident.
The next time up in the fifth, with a light rain, the 25-year-old lefty never had time to get chilly.
The last time a Grand Prix was abandoned due to heavy rain was in Australia in 1991 and it is only the fifth time in F1 history that half points have been awarded.
We have had a wonderful time this year collecting shoes and rain boots for the program.
Heavy rain is typical this time of year in Costa Rica, where the rainy season runs roughly from May-November.
With the Grand Prix starting at 2000 local time, drivers have had to try to keep their body clocks on European time and the high possibility of rain has only added to the uncertainty surrounding the race.
Even at that time I didn't realise the rain would continue through out the day.
The peak of her green interest was in the late 80s - a time of bubbling media coverage of acid rain, climate, waste and rainforest destruction.
Another rain shower came at the wrong time for Hamilton to make any impression on the pace-setters.
Meanwhile, in the game world, Columbia floats above it, blending old-time religion and futuristic technology, preparing to rain fire on the fallen world.
Mick Potter's men, at full strength for the first time this year, battled through the pouring rain which fell throughout the entire 80 minutes.
When the first navigators came here, there were lots of holes that rain water gathered in and over time it turned the colour of brandy or whisky.
Although Albertas Run took the RSA Chase last year, he was well beaten behind Madison Du Berlais and Denman last time out, and will not relish any rain.
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Despite the rain finally stopping at half-time, there was no obvious increase in the amount of running rugby, the only change to the scoreline coming from three more Hougaard penalties.
Saturday's forecast calls for the rain to become progressively steadier as post time approaches.
Venturing through its dense and lively rain forests feels like looking back in time.
Some 24 hours of intermittent rain forced Monday's prime-time start -- the first since the inaugural race in 1959.
"This storm had everything you could handle at one time: tornadoes, hail, lightning, heavy rain, people clogging the highways, " Mr. Smith said.
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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.
The second Superbike race was stopped after three laps because of heavy rain - Martin was leading at the time and was awarded the win.
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"I guess the rain's come around today at a time that's got us through to the next stage, " admitted captain Paul Collingwood.
Rain would continue overnight, becoming heavy for a time before it cleared eastwards.
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