This is what a sudden fierce rain storm looks like in the dry land of New Mexico! The first picture of the stream is not a stream at all. It's a dry wash just for times like these. I pulled over to watch this awe inspiring force of nature.
I took these pictures a little less than 5 minutes after it had started raining!!!
There was so much water on the road that the cars coming around the corner in front of us were sliding all over the place. It was very scary to see a pick up truck and camper hydroplaning right towards you! Luckily all vehicles managed to stay on the road and no one was hurt.
*If you click on the pictures to enlarge them you can really see how hard it was raining, especially in the second picture.*