The radar showed an isolated cell steam-rolling off the Mountain, down through Sabino Canyon, and tracking straight towards me. So when the storm got close, and I felt the humidity climb, and that faint change in wind direction that brings a few degrees of cooling...
I moved my bike to my recently offered 'premium' parking! Went back, grabbed a chair, and sat outside to watch the show!
Looking North towards the Catalina's... they are almost half gone.
A few minutes later...
The wind and lightning started to pick up a bit. The closest strike was 0.2 miles away (according to my lightning detector app...), didn't quite have a 'flash bang,' yet pretty darn close to it!
The main cell skirted just to the West of me, yet it still brought some nice rain for a couple of hours. Of course the storm was well North of the airport... so it will probably be recorded as "trace" amount of rain.
It was very relaxing to just sit and watch the storm. I marveled as my neighbors jumped from there cars and ran for cover... especially as I would occasionally stand up and walk out into it to get a better view of the sky around me. There were a few that just shook their heads at me, as I saw them looking out from under their porches. I just smiled.
An afternoon thunderstorm has such a cleansing effect. The temperatures cool, the dust and smog are cleared, the air freshens, and a few good bouts of lightning and thunder, well it just seems to clear the soul.
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