The Southwest monsoon hath arrived, with a vengeance! (HEAVY PICS)

[DemoTex]

It hit south Arizona on July 3rd, big time. Today, the 5th was awesome! We had four lightning fires here in my ranger district, despite the heavy rains on the Santa Catalina mountains over the last three days. Those fires are small, single snags, that due to the late afternoon severe storms today, are in "monitor" status. Here 'ya go:

Severe storms roll in at about 5:15 PM today (7-5-2014)




"Dawn Patrol" today (7/5)


Monsoon morning/evening colors

[Duckhunter935]

1. Cool pics

thanks

[davidpdx]

2. Monsoon season here in Korea has been a bust the last 3-4 years

We got heavy rain three or four days within the last couple weeks, but that's it. Usually it's four weeks of solid downpour. I remember the second year I was here monsoon season was really wet. Now it's just hotter, and hotter.

[Uncle Joe]

3. Those are some nice pics.

Thanks for the thread, DemoTex.

[Oilwellian]

4. Beautiful n/t

[C Moon]

5. Wow! Those are great photos—the 1st and 2nd pictures are especially spectacular! Great work!!

[spanone]

6. k&r...

[calimary]

7. Fabulous photos, DemoTex!

Love the photos you send! They're ALWAYS good!

[Greybnk48]

8. k&r thanks! n/t

[Liberal_in_LA]

9. nice pics

[thecrow]

10. You get to live up there and see all this magnificence every day!

Thank you for the pics..!

[longship]

11. Always love your photos.

Thanks, much.

R&K

[ALBliberal]

12. Awesome!!!

Thanks I always look forward to your pictures I live in Albuquerque but visit Tucson frequently love your pictures <3

[xchrom]

13. your photo journals are treasure. nt

[Warpy]

14. It's not the monsoon, not yet

This is a result of a weak Pacific storm joining up with a cold front filtering in from the east. Yes, the southwest has weird weather and a lot of our fronts move east-west as high pressure in the center of the country forces air through the mountain passes and on to the valleys in the west.

The true monsoon is a south to north flow, rain originating in Mexico and traveling north. It has also fizzled most years since the early 90s.

BTW, I like your new digs better than your old digs, but you are not as isolated. How are you reacting to the difference?

[malaise]

15. Magnificent

I do look forward to your photos DemoTex

[kaiden]

16. The North American Monsoon began 7/5,

after three days of the dew point at 54 degrees in Tucson. At least that's what our meteorologists here in Colorado tell us.

[DavidDvorkin]

17. It doesn't seem to be reaching the Denver area, this year

Or maybe just barely.

[kaiden]

22. Mostly will stay in the Foothills, I read.

[awoke_in_2003]

18. absolutely beautiful pics, as is usual...

thanks for posting them. I envy you a little bit.

[ohheckyeah]

19. Your photos are absolutely

breathtaking.

Is this on Mt. Lemmon? My husband and I were talking about it - he's hiked all over the area and can't picture where it is.

[pfitz59]

20. Meanwhile, up in Seattle

its been warm and sunny!

[Rhiannon12866]

21. Wow! Spectacular photos, as always!

Thanks so much for sharing them with us!

[lonestarnot]

23. Summer II.

[allan01]

24. re:http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/FXC/wxstory.php?wfo=sto

hey have arrived in ca as well. dry lightning forecasted. raining on the eastern side . oooh myyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!. lovely pics too bad u couldnt do a time lapse of the area .

[AdHocSolver]

25. All great pictures.

I especially like the third picture labelled "Dawn Patrol".

[Pharaoh]

26. Wow!

I envy your perch!

Do you have to pay them to do that job?

[LoisB]

27. Fantastic pictures!

[FourScore]

28. Thank you, DemoTex!

I always love your photos!!