Flash Bang!

And no it was not a grenade...

I arrived in PHX this afternoon, stopping at my sister's for dinner/b-day celebration for my nephew.

The circumstances are unfortunate, however I got to visit with a cousin for a short while that I haven't seen in many years.

I was a little wary about the weather, as I could see a lot of dark clouds off to the East.  I kept checking the radar.

As I left for the evening, I was entertained by an awesome show of lightning to the North of the Valley.  When I got home, a quick unload and off to get fuel, as I was just 5 miles from empty.  I made it back home and within a few minutes, the skies opened up!

Torrential rain.  So much so, that there was water running down the sidewalk, and my DTV was "searching for signal" for quite awhile!

Then...

The Flash, and before the light faded, the Bang!  Made me jump! And I was inside... I actually felt the percussion and my blinds began swaying... it was very close!

There was no thunder here... some of my friends and family might have heard some, all that we had here was a Flash Bang!  Nothing before, and nothing after.

Oh... BTW... the temperature dropped from 100 down to 75 in a matter of seconds!  I love the Monsoon!