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Monsoon is set to unleash flooding rains in drought-stricken Arizona
« on: July 13, 2021, 03:51:48 pm »
Monsoon is set to unleash flooding rains in drought-stricken Arizona

The punishing heat wave continues in much of the West. However, for some in places in the Southwest including Arizona, the long-awaited monsoon will bring milder temperatures and rainfall.
It may just arrive a little bit too fast, raising flash flooding concerns in the area.
"Afternoon and evening showers and storms are expected to be in place across the Four Corners region, and especially southern Arizona and New Mexico, as the southwest monsoon kicks into high gear," the Weather Prediction Center said Tuesday morning.

Rainfall amounts of anywhere from a half inch to 1 inch are possible, said the National Weather Service in Phoenix. Upper-end amounts of 2 to 4 inches aren't out of the question.....................

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/13/weather/arizona-rainfall-monsoon-drought-flood/index.html
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Re: Monsoon is set to unleash flooding rains in drought-stricken Arizona
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2021, 04:19:38 pm »
Quote from: libertybele on July 13, 2021, 03:51:48 pm
Monsoon is set to unleash flooding rains in drought-stricken Arizona...

...Rainfall amounts of anywhere from a half inch to 1 inch are possible...

We had 10 inches last week, 18 inches a couple hours to the south.

Hard to think of an inch or rain as a monsoon...
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Re: Monsoon is set to unleash flooding rains in drought-stricken Arizona
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2021, 04:21:46 pm »
Climate change doncha know.
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Re: Monsoon is set to unleash flooding rains in drought-stricken Arizona
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2021, 04:39:03 pm »
Quote from: thackney on July 13, 2021, 04:19:38 pm
We had 10 inches last week, 18 inches a couple hours to the south.

Hard to think of an inch or rain as a monsoon...

I was thinking the exact same thing.  We had 6 inches of rain last week along with storm surge from Elsa and it flooded the streets (the idiots hadn't cleaned the storm drains because of the pandemic).  My SIL lives out in AZ and they have monsoon season  ... and road washouts....I'm not so sure about an inch of rain causing problems?

Maybe @Cyber Liberty can fill us in.
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Re: Monsoon is set to unleash flooding rains in drought-stricken Arizona
« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2021, 04:49:34 pm »
Quote from: libertybele on July 13, 2021, 04:39:03 pm
I was thinking the exact same thing.  We had 6 inches of rain last week along with storm surge from Elsa and it flooded the streets (the idiots hadn't cleaned the storm drains because of the pandemic).  My SIL lives out in AZ and they have monsoon season  ... and road washouts....I'm not so sure about an inch of rain causing problems?

Maybe @Cyber Liberty can fill us in.

An inch of rain is a lot.  There would be lots of closures of unbridged streets, and washes will flow.  The desert floor is Caliche, which is like solid clay.  Water just runs right off with no absorption.
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« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2021, 04:52:47 pm »
   I just heard Chocolate Mushrooms are very potent there also.
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Re: Monsoon is set to unleash flooding rains in drought-stricken Arizona
« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2021, 05:04:19 pm »
Quote from: corbe on July 13, 2021, 04:52:47 pm
   I just heard Chocolate Mushrooms are very potent there also.

 happy77 I'll take your word for it @ corbe.  Last shrooms I saw people (native Eskimos) 'handling' was up in AK and that was many many years ago.
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Re: Monsoon is set to unleash flooding rains in drought-stricken Arizona
« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2021, 05:20:54 pm »
Quote from: corbe on July 13, 2021, 04:52:47 pm
   I just heard Chocolate Mushrooms are very potent there also.

Why do 'shrooms when you can have Peyote?
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