We had another big storm in my area in the middle of the night. It thundered and rained moderately to heavily for two hours from around 11:30 to 1:30. I may have had as much three inches of rain, in other words more rain in one night than all summer last year. It was not a cloud burst like I had on the night of the 2nd of August, but it was certainly worrisome, certainly a lot of water for the desert, and it gave me clean up to do this morning.

Many parts of Tucson are hilly. When it rains heavily practically any dip in the landscape can create a roaring flash flood across the road. We have had "swift water rescues" several times a week this summer across the area from cars that get suddenly swept off the road. Driving in storms is not a good idea here.

All the thunder scared the cat pretty badly, he snuggled up to me very insistently through the whole storm. The nervous wagging of his tail pounded on the bed and kept me from dozing off the whole time. (You can pet a dog in a situation like that till it calms down, but petting a wound-up cat can be tricky and you need know when to back off.)
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