Unusual Clouds

I was driving down the highway about 5:00 p.m. tonight and saw this unusual cloud dropping all the way to the ground. I knew it was rain, but wondered if it might be harboring a tornado. Lightning was shooting through it from the top to the bottom. I didn't get a picture of the lightning, but wish I could have. It appeared to be about a mile wide. It was really unique. The evening news did not say anything about tornados, so I guess it was a very heavy downpour of much needed rain.
See the bird in flight just to the left in this picture.

The clouds pictured below were taken at the same time and just to the north. The sky was really beautiful. I love taking pictures of clouds.

In the center of the picture above, a formation that looked like a profile of a face began to emerge. It was really neat! See it just to the right of the blue spot. I admit I have an imagination!!

Just before I took these photos, I drove through a huge downpour of rain. I could hardly see the road to drive. When I got over the top of the mountain, I drove out of the rain. The highway was wet, so I just came through the middle of the storm. When I got home, our ground was wet. Praise God!! It has been so dry here with temperatures of over 100 degrees almost all summer. The grass is brown and the ground had been so dry. Thank God for the wonderful rain.