Sunday, July 31, 2011

Thunderstorms and flooding




Our local mountains got rain yesterday.  I could see it coming down near Pinyon, as I picked up hubby from work.  I had driven up the mountain road for a little bit, just to see if it was raining...yup.  BIG TIME!  There is a flood warning for our entire valley and mountains today and especially in the burn areas of Anza-Borrego.  That's where the fire was (it was up over 14,000 acres).  I believe it was contained FINALLY yesterday.  So, while the rain is welcome, heavy downpours are not, especially in those burned out areas.  I found a blog from Anza-Borrego yesterday and I'll provide the link at the end of this post, if you wish to check it out.  In the meantime, it is extremely cloudy and HUMID here this morning!  It's REALLY DARK and cloudy outside, so we may get rain even here in the desert.  Here are some pics of the thunderheads yesterday afternoon.  Here's the link to the Anza-Borrego blog:  http://borregodesertgardener-jgp.blogspot.com/2011/07/wrap-up.html  ****UPDATE****We are having RAIN here in the desert!  FINALLY!!!  Real RAIN!!!!

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  1. We got some too! We were VERY excited!!! It's humid as can be today, but I don't care. There's moisture! Puddles! Mud! lol

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