Yesterday we had the first storm in quite a while roll over Grand Portage Bay. It has been SUPER dry up here this year and it sure was nice to finally get some rain, even if it was for only an hour. It rained pretty hard for about half that time but I wonder if it was enough to bring the fire danger down at all. I'm sure the ground absorbed that rain pretty quickly. But boy, what a sight it was to see this incredible front roll over Lake Superior!
The cloud structure was pretty amazing and once the front hit, the wind was howling and lightning flashed every few seconds. The rain fell sideways and hard. Half an hour later the wind had died considerably and the intense sideways rain had diminished to a gentle straight-down rain. Half an hour after that, the clouds were parting as the sun approached the horizon. By the time the sun set, it was all over.
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