They need our rains. Not unusual to get 1 inch in an afternoon storm. Hurricane Irma dumped a ft of rain on our town AFTER travelling 100 miles over land, fresh off the gulf.
Glad it fell apart on the backside, my house started to flood. My entire yard was a 5 inch deep pond for several days. Wanted to come or go? Better have some croc sandals or something. We had fires earlier this spring, just a memory now.