ROAD TRIP: Driving into an Arizona monsoon storm

GoPro dashcam video of my drive into an intense Arizona monsoon dust and thunder storm during the height of rush hour on July 30, 2018. Taken on Loop 101 freeway, from Peoria to Scottsdale. Distance: 21 miles; Trip Duration: 28.5 min.

[@michaelveis6498]

Love that song by the Carpenters. Karen Carpenter had one of the beautiful voices in pop history. I used to hear this song on 93 KHJ when I was a teenager in the 70's. The song is called, "Rainy Days and Mondays." (1971) perfect timing for this video.

[@chrissyusa9765]

I love monsoon season in Arizona! Thunderstorms and haboobs never got me down 😝⛈🌩⛈🌩⛈

[@jadelynn6928]

haboob is a funny word to me

[@michaelj.frazee9043]

@@jadelynn6928 i agree, it is a funny word. 😁

[@Javelin_go_boom]

Why is it called haboob tho

[@SnowySnails]

@@Javelin_go_boom it is middle eastern I believe

[@itznathz9496]

6.21pm light with scattered thunderstorm 6.30pm mad lightning storm and pitch black

[@ZetaReticuli_]

I'm glad there are so many of these videos of driving through thunderstorms. It's let's me know I am not the only one that enjoys doing that.

[@icestorm40]

I think that is the longest outro I've ever heard on a song.😜😜

[@VidBrats]

Bwahaha! 😄

[@jacobsinger97]

The music edit made it absolute fun

[@puppylover6444]

The best way to survive a thunderstorm. Go in the basement and not drive

[@darrennyberg1833]

Good luck, we dont have those here

[@r.bstorm8963]

The best way to stay safe in a thunderstorm is stay inside and do not stare through any windows, otherwise, lightning could blind you.

[@puppylover6444]

@@r.bstorm8963 they can ?

[@r.bstorm8963]

@@puppylover6444 it might depend on how close the strike is.

[@youngpolo8760]

No basements there

[@bethanybouley6679]

LOVE your taste in music! i watched this because i am missing the rain bad.

[@tayloryes9920]

who misses rain lol

[@michaelveis6498]

2020 monsoon failed.

[@cz180p]

@@tayloryes9920 people who like rain??

[@user-xo2vi5eu7v]

@@tayloryes9920 is that even a valid question lmfao...

[@venomrg.]

I love rain

[@combie7482]

I remember watching this years ago.

[@bayareakid4775]

Rainy days and Mondays and thunderstorms always get me down.

[@ethanmitchell78]

0:47 Eas alert started

[@Marcus_James]

Lol this gives me flashbacks because I always had these in Arizona

[@iamrobert_10]

Under those stormy clouds it looks like the night time came early, almost as if it was winter. Crazy stuff

[@VidBrats]

Yup, it got dark quick!

[@iamrobert_10]

@@VidBrats Quick get exited its almost monsoon season ahhh!!!

[@jacksonhartley9275]

After a rainy night, the Sun came out fast on July 31, 2018.

[@nicholasfranklin5355]

It's the 30th and the sunset was at 7:28 PM

[@jacobsinger97]

The most coolest vid ever. Eat french fries and drink tequila driving there

[@tcrtizukey1440]

Is it me or does arizona give me 1990s vibes

[@13mcq17]

Good Vid | Was In The Storm Too And It Was Kinda Scary.

[@hamzahassan7730]

The voice in the EAS sounds much cleaner than the ones you hear on prank EAS

[@himprobalbharati03]

ऐसी मोसम में गाड़ी चलाने का मजा हीं ओर हैं।😉🙃

[@mark1968]

I love the USA, but damn you have some freaky weather.

[@anthonybarroso7071]

..okay. The song fit very well with the video

[@cyber-d5855]

Adventurous 😍😍😍

[@wellifthemediasaysit]

It gets dark at 6.30pm in Arizona in July?

[@austinstitzel]

I love a good thunderstorm in the desert!

[@andrewdo5328]

Song Name / Background Music : Carpenters - Rainy Days and Mondays

[@VidBrats]

It was a rainy Monday after all.

[@khilteengchrislaihi]

Greatest

[@rakshitwharton09]

Thunderstorms from that it’s like chain lightning storm

[@grettagrids]

4 days straight of rain here in Oklahoma.. aaahhggh!

[@danica171]

is that siren head's siren!?

[@zaydendiaz1291]

You caught lightning on video

[@Deathstroke-kd3vh]

I remember the storm I went to Walmart right before then when I got home the storm hit

[@VidBrats]

Glad a few of you remember that storm. A few viewers have questioned the time of day. Once it hit it got dark really quick!

[@Deathstroke-kd3vh]

@@VidBrats yea it got dark really quick

[@Eezkiel]

Sick

[@anthonybarroso7071]

Good video .. What is the name of that beautiful song?

[@VidBrats]

Rainy Days and Mondays by The Carpenters. I thought it was apropo since I shot the video on a rainy Monday.

[@paaat001]

6:40 Drivers that put on their 4 way hazard lights then drive 20 mph slower than the flow of traffic cause accidents. If you aren't comfortable driving in the conditions, exit the freeway and wait it out on a side street.

[@peterfabris8976]

Who's is playing Beautiful Music?

[@VidBrats]

KAHM 102.1 FM Prescott, Arizona via translator.

[@davidurdahl6656]

Lol I remember the voice pronouncing it Avon Dale.

[@Mayyy_xx]

Rlly

[@international_A]

When you put x2 speed when x4 speed starts

[@jesperPLZ]

Why is everyone driving with their hazards on at 4:58?

[@VidBrats]

Good question. I was wondering that myself.

[@cacatr4495]

They use their flashers to be seen. When torrential rain falls in an Arizona microburst, the volume of water is extreme, and can truly limit visibility to only a few feet. While it wasn't that bad in the video, people get frightened and want to make sure their car is seen as the storm is worsening. Drivers don't do it so much in Tucson, but in the Phoenix area, they use their flashers a fair bit during monsoon. Older cars with small, dim taillights are very hard, if not impossible, to see during heavy rainfall at night. The lane-striping can be very hard to see when flooding is severe, and visibility becomes a major issue. While this video shows a stressful drive, in reality, it wasn't that bad. I've experienced much worse. If anyone wants to see more of Arizona's monsoon and scenery around the state, I have a large playlist, a video tour, organized to follow the map, that they can enjoy. A smaller compilation, too, focuses on some high points of Arizona's natural beauty. ~ In contrast with "Rainy Days and Mondays", a lot of lifelong Arizonans love the monsoon! :) albeit it can be intimidating to those not acclimated to it.

[@treytheweatherboidicamillo3997]

There's another reason same to CA catr, when it rains like this in AZ, People put their flashers on so that no one runs into them and not causing an accident.

[@cacatr4495]

@@treytheweatherboidicamillo3997 That was my meaning, that they want to make sure other drivers can see their car, so they won't be hit. It's all about preventing car accidents. I presumed that readers would realize that people wanting their car to be seen by other drivers during torrential downpour, was all about accident-prevention. I didn't think I needed to spell it out for them. Obviously, a car that is not seen has a higher likelihood of being hit, whereas increasing visibility of it, decreases that likelihood. That should be obvious to people. It's not "another reason"; it's the same reason.

[@Zoo-jc2kw]

@@cacatr4495 🤣🤣 thought i was missing the other reason..LOLL

[@Irodoribook]

This could've been great if it wasn't in timelapse

[@VidBrats]

I didn't think anyone would want to watch a half-hour of me driving. Even 12 minutes is pretty long for KZbin.

[@bigg_yeigh_9518]

Damn I miss Arizona

[@andreasalmaso7102]

Pioggia pioggia pioggia

[@michaelj.frazee9043]

Could you possibly do a redo of this video without the music please? 😳

[@adventschliker7435]

what s the name of the music please ?

[@VidBrats]

"Rainy Days and Mondays" by The Carpenters.

[@adventschliker7435]

@@VidBrats Thank you !

[@thacuai3017]

Sun City

[@dogegamingyt-_-6179]

Omg is that safe

[@VidBrats]

I got through it in one piece but I don't recommend it.

[@minguyen3822]

3:49 Speed 2x 4:17 Speed4x

[@BubbaBubbaphant809]

A hand

[@LS-vl6zd]

You were speeding. I'm telling the copz

[@sournsem]

uhcg bhggg it was on time lapse dumb dumb so shut up

[@kieth6625]

We was trying to get out of the storm quicker that’s why

[@kieth6625]

He can speed because it’s a highway he’s on

[@juljasmaharchive]

L S lmao

[@freakinxbox7363]

L S that joke went right over everyones heads

[@richardbradley6038]

It seems like the time isn't right here. It doesn't get this dark until 8:30 pm

[@VidBrats]

It gets this dark when fast-moving storm clouds accompanied by heavy rain completely obliterate what's left of evening light at sundown. Trust me, I do this Peoria-Scottsdale commute every day.

[@austinstitzel]

I'm gonna guess that you are a Sagittarius

[@williamfrederick8345]

Getting some 1408 vibes lol

[@kerollosalvaje1810]

😱 omg

[@kylemag1139]

I hate people who sit in the left lane dude

[@VidBrats]

I'm not in the HOV (far left) lane, if that's what you're implying. I was traveling above the prevailing speed and trying to avoid those who dropped below the 65 mph speed limit because they're not used to driving in rain. The few vehicles that passed me in the HOV lane were doing in excess of 75-80 mph.

[@combie7482]

@@VidBrats I wonder why those HOV drivers go faster than in the other lanes. Maybe theres a few people using it so they go faster?

[@VidBrats]

@@combie7482 Bingo! I call it the Autobahn lane.

[@jadelynn6928]

windshield wiper going crazy 11:55

[@siavashkharasi3209]

Music ruined the video

[@VidBrats]

Turn down the volume.

[@bethanybouley6679]

i loved the music! it has such a chill vibe with the rain.

[@jimjon5083]

I love Karen Carpenter's singing. R.I.P Karen Carpenter.

[@malikahmad5695]

Say sorry to ALLAH and come on right path accept the reality prophet MUHAMMAD SAW is last prophet of ALLAH and jesus was only a messenger of ALLAH not the son of GOD bcoZ GOD is only one ALLAH and ALLAH dont have parents wife son or daughter ALLAH is only one GOD no other GOD without ALLAH and jesus will in this world near to jugdement day but come as a follower of prophet MUHAMMAD SAW

[@LS-vl6zd]

You were speeding. I'm telling the copz

[@juljasmaharchive]

L S sniiiiiiitch jk