storm arriving

... with the most dramatic clouds.  Strangely, that was 7.30, on my way home - and it's not here yet, at nearly midnight.  Indeed, iit would be good if it went somewhere else - because some one - not us - has removed the tiny tiny palm tree that was growing in the gutter, and that was stopping water from hurtling over the curb when it rounded the bend, I found this evening that rather too much water must have got in at the last storm.  So I removed masses of still-damp newspaper; replaced it; put a sand bag in the gutter, and am hoping for the best ...