FLOODING here in the valley today!

I called a colleague and asked for a ride to work this morning because one of my tires was very low and I didn't wish to risk driving it another 50 miles today.  Turns out, that was a wise decision.  She picked me up and once we were on Interstate 10, it started raining and raining and raining.  It was a complete downpour!  We slowed to 25 mph on the interstate and our 20 minute drive took 45 minutes!  We couldn't even see the stripes on the highway!  We heard thunder at school and it rained until lunch time, when the clouds spread apart and the sun started shining.  Apparently Thousand Palms and La Quinta got the worst of it with flooding along streets and houses.  Cars were completely submerged.  Roads were closed.  Fortunately by the end of the school day, the sun was out.  We got a LOT of rain today and I'll have to check the news reports as to the amounts.