Finally, a plenty decent storm without going overly crazy came here Sat. night for this dry storm season. The storm arrived in Stillwater at my location with a wind gust of up to 37 mph. Storm chaser west of town had it up to 60 mph. A tornado warning was issued for west of town but fortunately it did not continue to advance. So, the chilling sound of tornado sirens didn't have to be triggered.
The noisy blowing heavy rain from the storm was incredible. For a brief moment the rain was falling at 12.80 inches per hour. In 45 minutes, it had rained 1.25" before letting up. That may not sound impressive, but it was the heaviest storm, so far, for this dryer than usual season. Fortunately, the storm didn't come with constant lightning or any hail. At least 2228 out of 21803 customers lost power in town but not here.
As the storm continued moving to the east, Tulsa is said to have had a rough time with it.
Latest drought monitor has Stillwater in the moderate drought category. Speaking of washing cars, there is a fad of many new auto car washes opening up in Stillwater. Maybe it will rain more from a lot more people washing their cars.