The end

On Thursday night- I thought it was the end of the world! Never in my life had I seen a storm like the one that hit Phoenix!

We walked out of institute at about 9 or so and ran to the car because it was raining. This part is typical for AZ- it is Monsoon season. Rain just comes out of nowhere! However, once safety inside, I looked up and saw what was happening in the sky. Lightening. Not just any lightening however, constant lightening- one right after another. This happened for about an hour. It was incredible. One of the reasons it was so amazing was because it was so cloudy, the clouds would light up every 2 seconds or so. Only once in a while would you see the actual lightening itself. I even turned to my roommate and asked- "Are we being bombed?!"

It looked just like that! Even our conversation stopped because I think that we were all so shocked at what we were beholding.

The rain was coming down so hard and fast that the windshield wipers couldn't keep up. We could barely see. Everyone on the freeway had their hazard lights on- We assumed it was to help those around them see that they were there. We joined in, because as my roommate said "Might as well, you always want to use your hazards and never get to!" :)

Its a good thing that I have been working on my food storage and 72 hr kit! I was ready to hunker down and ride out the storm. However, out by our house, the rain wasn't so strong, but the heavens were still going crazy with the lights. Secretly, I was kinda hoping that they would call me off work the next day! Ü Unfortunately, that didn't happen!

The weather people the next day said around the valley they had winds reported from 69-100 mph and that it was basically like a hurricane (How do you get a hurricane without the ocean?!) They were all stunned because they too had never seen a storm like that in all their years of living here.

I took some pictures, but of course it never turns out like the real thing, but here it goes.

So here is a cool picture of how cloudy it was that night. (Have I ever mentioned how much I love clouds!

I love this picture because you can see the light from the lightening through the clouds. This is what it was like all night. Usually its so dark you can't see anything!

I was able to capture it right when the lightening struck. It was so bright!

I am thankful that we didn't loose electricity and that there were no injuries reported! I can't even imagine being in a real hurricane!