Stunning photos to get you excited for Tucson's monsoon season
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The monsoon season officially starts on June 15, and although we may not see acutal monsoon storms for a few more weeks, we're already preparing for the summer rains to bring much-needed moisture and cooler evenings
There are lots of reasons to look forward to the rain clouds rolling in, but be careful, as the storms also bring heavy rain, high winds, flash floods, hail and dangerous driving conditions.
Here are some photos to get you excited ahead of the first rain...
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With the city lights glowing off the cloud cover, run-off in the Agua Caliente Wash splashes over Soldier Trail, the after effects from a weekend of active monsoon storms, Tuesday, August 1, 2017, Tucson, Ariz.
Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily StarMonsoons
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The monsoon season officially starts June 15 and ends Sept. 30. Rain outside these dates is not tallied with monsoon totals.
Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily StarMonsoons
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Kelly Presnell / La Estrella de Tucsón
Los rayos golpean al suroeste del centro de la ciudad en una tormenta el 12 de julio pasado.
Kelly Presnell / La Estrella de TucsónMonsoon 2017
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Lightning touches down with a rain cell northwest of town on July 31, 2017, west of Tucson, Ariz.
Mike Christy / Arizona Daily StarMonsoon 2017
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Photo by Mel Martin who combined five photos to make this dynamic image of clouds over the Catalina Mountains.
Mel MartinMonsoon 2017
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Look what you can see from "A" Mountain: A lightning bolt touches down in the Catalina Mountains as afternoon monsoon storm cells roll through the range as seen from Sentinel Peak on July 18 in Tucson, Ariz.
Mike Christy / Arizona Daily StarMonsoon 2017
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Several bolts of lightning strike the northeastern Rincon Mountains, part of the tail end of a monsoon storm that just skirted the city, Friday, August 4, 2017, Tucson, Ariz.
Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily StarMonsoon 2017
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The last of the day's sunlight pokes through a monsoon storm building up over the northwest area of the valley, generating lightning strikes but little precipitation, Saturday, July 8, 2017, Tucson, Ariz.
Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily StarStorm Clouds
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Storm clouds roll over the north side of the Santa Catalina Mountains in Oro Valley, AZ. on their way to Tucson on August 3, 2017.
Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily StarMonsoon 2017
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A blot strikes just southeast of town, one of numerous lightning strikes that surrounded the valley but left behind no monsoon rain, Saturday, July 8, 2017, Tucson, Ariz.
Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily StarLightning
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Lightning bolts from a monsoon slam into the Galiuro Mountains, northeast of Tucson.
Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily StarMore information
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