Yesterday a "popcorn" thunderstorm blew up just as I was getting ready to leave work. I had checked the radar about 15 minutes previously, and the sky was clear. Heard some thunder and rain as I was heading out of my office, looked out the door, and it was literally pouring outside. I went back to my office and rechecked the radar, and a small thunderstorm had come out of nowhere. So I hung around work another 10 minutes, and the rain had just about stopped. Went ahead and left, and the streets were completely dry about 1/2 mile from the office. It was just a very small, localized storm. Heard some more thunder on the way home, but didn't hit any more rain. Too bad, we are having a bad drought in NC and I actually wouldn't have minded getting wet if it meant a good soaking for my yard.