...coming from the south and hitting at 7th Ave. and Greenway!

Well, I thought it was rain.. maybe the neighbor's sprinklers going ... so hopeful!

I'm heading out to the balcony to find out...please oh please oh please!

Living in a little space makes it easy to run out and come back...saw lightning!
Happy dance!

Lots of rain here...

Lots of rain , thunder and lightning over night!! I wish it would rain all day too!!

We got the rain too Marie!!! I slept through most of it but soooo happy to see the ground nice and wet!! As for raining all day, I'll gladly skip the kids swimming lessons if it means even more rain!!!

Woke up to rain and rolling thunder... love that!

I slept through it all

Our area has been missed once again for rain. Of all the rain we have had in Tucson, this summer, the total at my house has been only around a third of an inch. No lacking in the humidity department, however. ( we have a swamp cooler ) . Very discouraging.

Wow, Linda. That is very discouraging. Do you know your average rainfall over say the last 15 years? Just wondering if this stat is WAY below annual average to date? I'm curious. I think PHX avg. rainfall is about 7 inches a year and of course we're below average, too. Probably all of the southwest is low from here east into the southeast. Worrisome and hopefully temporary!

I do not know the average rainfall the last 15 years, exactly, but I do remember when my yard would flood from the rains, lush grass, and bushes from all the rain. It has been years since I have seen that. Used to have lots of toads show up as well. This year I was shocked to see one in the yard a few days ago. It has been many years since I saw toads as well. My area of town has definitely changed, sadly. I watch on the radar as the storms just split and go around this NW side of town. Strange.

Susie, I checked and Tucson's average rainfall is about 11 inches. I am involved with Rainlog.org. I report everyday on the amount of rain in my gauge. This is done all year long. They are trying to get a better measurement of how much and where the rain is falling in Tucson so there are volunteers in all parts of town doing this. I have always said that no ones lives at the airport , but that is always where the measurements officially are taken. Just wish I had more to report !!

I used to have toads too. Even within the last couple of years at this new house I have ( 20 yrs old). You know the Native American fetish, toad? It's meant that you bury that fetish in a place where water will settle (a pond, say) in hopes that the rainfall will occur. I think we should all pick one up at, well I know Heard Museum as beautiful fetish's, and bury one. Expensive, however!

Lots of very strong lightning and big boom-booms happening north of me.... Anthem area I'd guess.

Daughter Allie lives in Anthem...she says it's poring and she can't see the street from the front door. That's the kind of rain I love!!!!

IS it headed down to us or ????

Wind tells me it will come south but whether there's anything left is questionable. Looks like it's pouring in east Scottsdale Camelback area.

Allie just texted again: no power, still pouring.

I hope we get some of it!

I'm turning off my computer for awhile in case we get the same thing.

POURING HERE