After 81 days without any precipitation, a dry stretch that ties for fourth place in Tucson's officially recorded history, the skies opened up about a week ago. And since then, it feels like we've been getting rain, and thunder, and lightning, almost every day since. On the fourth of July, for instance, the four of us were over at the Mennonite's house when the downpour began. Jen, Erin, and Kaitlyn ran out and danced in the rain (I'm sure they'll post some pictures soon). Later that evening, we went on their roof to watch the amazing sunset, the gorgeous storm as it receded over the Catalina mountains, and, eventually, fireworks.
Yesterday the rains were accompanied by strong winds. But Tucson didn't get an incredible dust storm like Phoenix did. Here's a video of that storm, also called a "habub."
The Phoenix airport closed for about an hour and cars stopped, but as far as I know it didn't cause any damage or injuries. Pretty amazing, though!
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