Rain

[Master]

Where were you when the rain came down yesterday. It was mad, never seen the rain come down that hard. I love watching it and it was fun seeing people running through it as I watched in my ivory tower at work.

Kids school got closed and heard one person died.

BBC News - Flash flooding: West Midlands roads affected

[Andre]

Sign of the times we have it occurring over here too,never seen so much in such a short time.

[greynotsoold]

We're dry here. High temps, high winds and fire everywhere.

[Andre]

We're dry here. High temps, high winds and fire everywhere.

Good luck with that, its the worse combo, fire and wind, it isnt good. This year we had a break from it cause the ground stayed moist for the most part of summer, we had no link up of hot days just the odd one or two then rain in between,but we are next to the coast so that reversal El Nino pattern is effecting us.

[Master]

Climate change.

We have has 2 weeks of summer so far.

[Spicoli]

We had it coming down sideways a couple of weeks ago. After an hour or two you start planning next 24hrs around street flooding and road closures.

And btw...people who drive with hazzard lights on during rain should be slapped.

[Saddo]

I was at the post office... came out and drove home through roundabouts and roads that looks like lakes.

just got back in time as roads where closed and my normally quite street looked like a car park

one of my sons just missed it but my second one was caught in it walking home from school... he was soaked through but he still had his jumper tied around his waist

I was trapped in my street for about 3 hours and people where just abandoning their cars so I got on my sons bike and took a few photos....

[Mars_ax]

Where were you when the rain came down yesterday. It was mad, never seen the rain come down that hard. I love watching it and it was fun seeing people running through it as I watched in my ivory tower at work.

Kids school got closed and heard one person died.

BBC News - Flash flooding: West Midlands roads affected

Except for it being really hot here in the Summers, the weather is nice here in East Texas. We do get an occasional hurricane, and tornadoes here, which are accompanied by huge amounts of driving torrential rain. You might have read about Galveston, Texas getting demolished by a Hurricane a few years ago, that's only about 150 miles from where I live.

That being said, I love the rain, the wind, lighting and flooding that usually comes with heavy rain is the destructive part, but if it isn't doing that, I work outside on my property and go for long walks in the rain. I spent Sunday (yesterday) in light rain, building part of a new fence around my property, I stayed cool and enjoyed being rained on. (Miles won't like this thread)

[El Kabong]

I reckon we'll get a hurricane this season. The weather is too hot not to get one. We had 100 degree weather over the weekend (I still played 2 matches of soccer) and usually August is our worst month for the heat. We've had some violent storms here because fo the heat, but I welcome them, they cool things down and of course there's nothing better than relaxing during a summer afternoon thunderstorm.

[Mars_ax]

I reckon we'll get a hurricane this season. The weather is too hot not to get one. We had 100 degree weather over the weekend (I still played 2 matches of soccer) and usually August is our worst month for the heat. We've had some violent storms here because fo the heat, but I welcome them, they cool things down and of course there's nothing better than relaxing during a sumemr afternoon thunderstorm.

Yup, I did that yesterday, we had a nice shower that lasted several hours and dropped the temps down to 73, you can't beat that in July here in Texas. I couldn't resist burning some incense, having a few cold brews, listening to some good old classic rock, and watching the Storm from my "mancave". (garage)

[El Kabong]

When I was in college I made a habit of sittng on the porch with an adult beverage or 12 and enjoying the sights & sounds of the lightning & thunder and the cool misty breeze that the rain brought along....that and snow days are my absolute favorites. Very relaxing, so long as you've got nowehere to be.

[Master]

I do love watching the heavy rain as long as I am indoors. It is beautiful and cleansing.

[Dia bando]

The way it's going, I may be getting foot rot in the next week or so.

[pacfan]

...'rubbles come rushing down, a building
or a school...school children, God forbid...
in land where sun shine no more'...
-vision 7-22-12


A storm passed by here bringing deluge of rain along with it and so I'm forced back home. I like rains - if it didn't come with so much muds; they're just real bad on the shoes...

[pacfan]

I'm stranded home by the rains again, they call 'em monsoons in this part of the world and they're pretty nasty. It's wet all over, flooded all around...