started to fall, began to fall
ヴィチェンツァではちょうど今雪が降り始めた。
It has just started snowing in Vicenza.
ひどく寒かったしそのうちおまけに雨まで降り始めた。
It was bitterly cold, and before long, to make matters worse, it even started to rain.
雨が激しく降り始めた。
It started raining heavily.
風が激しく吹いていた、さらに悪いことには、雨も降り始めた。
The wind was blowing fiercely, and to make matters worse, it started to rain.
突然雨が激しく降り始めた。
It suddenly started raining heavily.