this is the storm coming in over the mountains--notice shadows?? yep--the sun was still shining brightly. It looked really eerie outside. These were taken about 5:30 pm or so. I was mesmerized by the dark and the threatening look the clouds presented...anyhoo--It really was this dark, folks!!! Nothing like anything I had ever seen as for storms--not even hurricanes...
In this picture--you can see the just how threatening things became as the storm moved closer....
I tried to get pictures from different angles--moving from the front yard to the back--the clouds lightened up a bit as the storm approached.Time elapsed in these was about 10 to 20 minutes
Now you see a closer view as the rains moved in....
the last three were right before--starting with sprinkles and a torrential downpour that left us with only half an inch and much cooler temperatures in maybe 10 minutes. Parts of Tucson, beginning about 20 miles away were hit pretty badly and some areas received up to 1 1/2 inches--some of Benson about 40 miles away received up to 2 1/2 inches as you can see in the clouds at the top! My sister in law received a lot of rain, high winds, and hail with neighbors sustaining damages. To me--the season has officially begun! ;o)) Awoke this morning to a wonderful walk with temp at 69 degrees and 72% humidity! hehehehe(yuck) hehehe Today promises more rains! I sure hope so! *~*CAROLE*~*
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Hi Wippy, I loved your pics of the approaching storm. That deep, bruisy-looking blue that rainclouds have on their bottoms is my very favorite color. Here, most of our "monsoons" come up from the south west, and I love to watch them coming over the red rock canyons. We're getting the edge, I think, of your storms. Having some cloudiness and higher humidity, but not a lot of rain.
Janet in Colorado
OH WOW! I loved how it looked too but it spooked me a little too. You did a great job with the photography too.
Great time elapsed photos. I wish I could send you some of our rain. We're 14 inches over average (54"/year). We've gotten over 8 inches in the last few days.
We're about ready to buy scuba gear. LOL.
Familiar looking skies! I used to watch these every summer from the front porch of our house, rolling in, storming, rolling out!
wow that is some storm!!
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