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July and August is Monsoon season in Tucson, and up until about a week ago it was a pretty piddling monsoon. At least that's been the case here in the Tucson Foothills, all bark, no bite.
But monsoon storms are very localized, and we might have a howling rainstorm where I live, and at my office two miles away, not a drop.
But lately we've all been getting slammed.
Here's what it looks like this morning out my window,
This wash, which borders the west side of my house is where I walk my dogs everyday, and it's usually bone-dry.
That's building up to about three feet of very swift moving water.
The weatherman says more on the way.