Cloudburst

The Phx area -not conducive to interesting meteorological activity for several reasons...The fact that above its giant concrete pad there is a huge column of hot dry rising thermal being the main one.



small monsoon storm cells that used to sift a light rain on us now are evaporated as they enter the city's airspace-much as pigeons are vaporized as they fly into the superheated air flowing from turbine stacks over a power station. occasionally mother nature gets pissed off and scenes like this are the reward...

....seen upon exit from a bookstore over Ahwatukee..accompanied by Kim Hiorthoy and Boards of Canada