1.   An evening summer downpour soaks their high-heel sneakers and wilts their ornately styled braids.

2.   A downpour soaks the woods of Glen Helen.

3.   Rescue teams said the downpour had soaked through the rubble of collapsed homes and other buildings, mixing the debris with a torrent of thick mud.

4.   The heaviest rain will be from southern Louisiana to the eastern Tennessee Valley, but scattered downpours will still soak parts of the Texas coast.

5.   Downpours have soaked the Yucatan Peninsula, where Pavarotti plans a Saturday concert at the Maya ruins of Chichen Itza.

6.   Heavy downpours were soaking the northwestern Gulf Coast early Wednesday as the remnants of Tropical Storm Allison moved north through Texas.

7.   Heavy downpours soaked the field Thursday, preventing play on the second day of the second Test between India and New Zealand in the southern city of Madras.

8.   Heavy downpours soaked the Gulf states on Wednesday as the remnants of Tropical Storm Allison moved through the area, while much of the West saw sunny skies.

9.   He spoke as a brief downpour soaked the field of the new Olympic Stadium and delayed the first public rehearsal of the ceremonies.

10.   Teams dried ignition equipment which was soaked by downpours over the weekend.