In the distance a very apparent column of heavy rain falls as clouds above me start to grow darker and darker. It appears that the cloud is falling from the sky to the ground, but it is very heavy rain. As this hit the ground, it spreads out like a curling wave. A large microburst, or downburst, occurred behind this cactus over eastern Tucson, AZ and the dumps quickly made their way to my location. Thunder filled the air as I stood in awe watching the rain fall to the ground hundreds of meters away from me. A few raindrops fell on me as I started to pack things up. "It’s about to drop!" I said to myself as I hurried back to my car before I was hit by an oncoming downburst. As I slammed my door shut, the rain hit, and the winds howled like no other. "Phew!"