There was no wood smoke this evening. Severe thunderstorms passed through the Twin Cities this evening bringing heavy rain. The temperature at 4:30 PM was 83 degrees with a severe weather alert at this time. Before 6 PM heavy rain was coming down. Spotty rain showers lasted through the late evening hours. Around 8 PM the power went out for a couple of seconds before coming back on. The electricity was out just long enough to require us to reset our clocks.
The weather may have been bad but at least our air was fresh. If not for the rain, this would have been another typical very smoky Friday night. I prefer heavy rain and thunderstorms to heavy wood smoke pollution any day.