Hurricane Irene

Although, Mexico City is about 300 kms from the coasts of the Mexican bay, hurricane Irene had an impact on us as well.
Since it is the rainy season (from May/June until October/November), I got used to the rain every day, but what we had a few days ago...! It was some storm!
It is said that the rainy season has several patterns here: in some years, it showers only a little, but almost all day; in some years it rains cats and dogs, but only for a few hours. This year seems to be the latter pattern: it starts raining at about 5-6 o'clock every day, only for a few hours, but during the rain, no umbrella helps.
However, the rain (storm) on the other day was something to mention. It was very heavy storm for 2 days, just when the Irene approached this area. The storm started about 7 in the evening: first it was just a huge black cloud coming. Then the lightning and thunders started and suddenly it started to pour. Because of the huge black cloud, it was already pitch black and the lightnings made the surrounding so light for a second, just as in daylight. And the amount of rain: I`m not a meteorologist, but after about 30 minutes that it had started, we went to the supermarket and there was a good 10 cms water on the roads already! Of course, the entrance of our apartment and the supermarket (and I guess almost all buildings) had leaks, the supermarket was full of buckets on the floor...

The terrifying thing is that Mexico City with its 2200ms height, sometimes gets the storms in the middle: I mean, usually the clouds are above you and the rain pours down, but here, the storm clouds go through the city. It`s like in the movies when you fly through a storm cloud when you are on an airplane.

So, today`s advice: Don`t forget your umbrella!

Rain curtain...

For comparison: the view during the rain....

...and after it.