Hurricane Remnants

In the middle of the night the cell phone alarm announced a dangerous weather condition, but the warning was too late: a huge cell from the last hurricane in the gulf made its way to our neighborhood and it was impressive.  The remnants of the storm were ferocious, with lightning striking very close by and rain falling in massive amounts. The dogs were upset by the weather conditions and cuddled closer as we were all awake from the noise of the lightning.

This morning, as we took our walk, we could see where the sudden thunderstorm brought heavy rain with it.  The streets are covered in sand and weeds, but there is no standing water. In a way, the deluge of water refreshed the landscape, smoothing out the sand and leaving it looking groomed. The debris on the streets will soon be gone as the cars driving through the debris will break it into pieces that will then sweep away with regular traffic.

My best guess is that we were in the eye of the storm as it moved through. The lightning strikes were louder than usual, which means they were closeby, and one of the  strikes actually shook the house.  We're lucky that there was no damage caused by the storm. With all the sudden rain that came with the storm, we'll have yards full of desert weeds that crop up quickly after the rain falls -- and take hours to remove from the landscape when they get tall enough to use the weed-wacker.

Welcome Fall.