For some reason, Morrissey Boulevard in Dorchester remained open in the middle of a rain storm at high tide early this afternoon, giving drivers the chance to experience the thrill of going out to sea - unless they were too timid and instead took the easy way out by driving on the sidewalk near Malibu Beach, as Timmy shows us. He also had a question for DCR: Read more.

Jonathan Berk captured some of the cloud tops over South Boston after the afternoon storm.

Andy Woodruff watched a kayaker glide down Salem Street in Malden after the torrents stopped this afternoon.

Over in East Boston, Steve Holt watched a geyser erupt on Marginal Street: Read more.

The Washington Post reports on the storm Wednesday afternoon.

A roving UHub photographer came across this scene during the afternoon weather at Park and Bourneside by Town Field in Fields Corner (and yes, for all you cranky commenters, he was fully stopped, at a red light).

Dan Crocker watched the sunset down Weld Hill Street in Forest Hills this evening.

Muerl got an ominous view on North Beacon Street in Brighton during the second of this afternoon's storms. Read more.

Chris took some photos of a flooded Alewife Brook Parkway in Somerville this afternoon.

Jason Bylsma reports he got to see a double rainbow from his porch on Centre Street in West Roxbury for the ten minutes it lasted as the sun went down this evening. Read more.