The thunder and lightning started sometime after midnight. A flash flood watch had been in effect for hours, and when I was awakened by the sound of thunder, it was a way off.

But later, when started on our regular early morning walk to the beach just before 6 a.m., the storm was all around us.

Here’s a 1-minute sample. The rain started about ten minutes later. By that time, we were back at home with coffee after cutting our walk short for the day.