1.   The opening music was greeted by a torrential shower of rain that drummed with deafening force on the stage and put out the fires of Hell.

2.   A smattering of April showers gave way to torrential May showers, especially this past Sunday and Monday.

3.   Some torrential showers will linger Saturday morning near the coast from northern Florida to southern South Carolina.

4.   Torrential showers will linger in parts of Florida Friday as the low drifts slowly north.

5.   Aside from the heavy seas, however, torrential showers ceased as Iris moved northward.

6.   One of the spiral rainbands from Hurricane Luis crossed the Virgin Islands this morning and produced gusty winds and brief torrential showers.