YOU SAID:
It's raining cats and dogs in this state
INTO JAPANESE
この状態で猫と犬が雨が降っています
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Cats and dogs are raining in this state
INTO JAPANESE
猫と犬はこの状態で雨が降っています
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Cats and dogs are raining in this state
That didn't even make that much sense in English.