Intermittent Rain

We have been in a pattern of intermittent and scattered rainstorms the last few days.  They are not only intermittent and scattered, but of varying duration and amounts.  Yesterday, we got some rain in the area, but I could not tell that it was very much.  This afternoon, the clouds were building again, and about an hour ago, it started getting very dark. I had been cleaning and had some trash piled in the yard. A while ago, it got dark, and the wind picked up. I decided it was time to take the trash to the dumpster.  When I did, there were some sprinkles. The dirt in the alley had marks on it from raindrops.  These kinds of marks show up when we get intermittent and light sprinkles.  Sort of what I thought. Not 10 minutes later, the rain started and the wind increased even more. It was a downpour with lots of rain and some pea sized hail. The downpour lasted about 10 minutes, then tapered into sprinkles. I heard some thunder, but did not see any lightning.