We drove through rain on the way home...man, how I wish I'd had a camera in the car. It was a sunset thunderstorm, and was just gorgeous! When we got home, the pavement here was wet - so yes, it rained at the house, too!
Now, to some folks, that may not seem like such a big deal. We live about 30 miles from the Interstate, and in many places rainstorms cover three or four times that much area.
Here in Arizona, the monsoons are very localized. In fact, it's not that unusual for the rains to miss most everyone. For example, last weekend, nearly 20 inches fell on the southern end of the Huachuca Mts. and only 2 inches fell on the northern end - a distance of only about 12 miles.
I saw some pretty neat weather in nebraska
One night we were camped on the Niobrara River.
The night sky was amazing..
A lightening storm om one side of the sky..
and the stars and moon in the other..
So I think I get what you mean!
Ms.B