How very interesting, Denise to see the same lament, just before yours on my feed, but this photographer lives just up the coast from me in California! http://365project.org/elatedpixie/365/2016-01-28 I dont understand the phenomenum to which she refers, but I'll check it out! We're not far from her here at my daughters place, and it's awfully dry here as well.
Lovely diagonal lead in lines, and cloud formations Denise, will have to send the Yorkshire Thunderstorm Gods over to your part of the world, they have been working night and day over here for weeks, hope you get your share soon:)
I was away down the coast for 4 day and all i could capture was grey clouds and dull water, but it is what it is nature at it's best.