I'm not sure what your options are, but here's what I've come up with:
The reason for our tardiness was because we got stuck in traffic.
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Explanation:
I would say it makes the event seem more exciting contrasting the lifeless town to the rapidly moving weather, but that is just my opinion.
1 5/8. 8 goes into 13 once, and there are five left over..
If using imagery though looking at the picture
