I live in Phoenix and we are currently under a tornado Warning! I have never seen one before in my 25 years in Phx. The Storm Cell passed Directly over my house, with dime size hail and funnel clouds. Luckily, there was no tornado. My son, age 12, said it reminded him of the movie. Giant Tsunami's, Tornadoes where they dont belong, etc, etc.
For the record, my neighbor has a rain gauge, and it shows 2" of rain in the first 4 days if the year. Not much to you, but Phx gets 6-8 inches of rain in an entire year....
Things that make you go hmmmmm......