Yes, exactly! And it's not something you see as much on the east coast, forest surrounding beach. Though it probably has more to do with man building condos and eliminating the wooded lands around it. But there is something about the west, like man couldn't quite tame it all the way.
That place between hot and cold- we witnessed it in the Ozarks, watched the clouds collide just before the tornado alert blared from the radio. It's terrifying and electrifying at the same time.
Haha, that's probably it!