Photos: Iconic Cow Palace restaurant in Amado suffers water damage
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A monsoon storm struck the Amado, Ariz. area hard on Sunday night causing the Cow Palace to temporarily close its doors.
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The Cow Palace, 28802 S. Nogales Highway, in Amado, Ariz. was damaged due to a monsoon storm that passed over the area on Sunday. Mud and water can be seen throughout the restaurant and all the equipment used for food preparation was damaged. September 4, 2018.
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David Allred carries out whatever food could be salvaged from the Cow Palace, 28802 S. Nogales Highway in Amado, Ariz. on September 4, 2018. The restaurant was severely damaged due to a monsoon storm that passed over the area on Sunday. The owner, Lynn Greenes, put the word out to the community to come take any food that can be eaten.
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The Cow Palace, 28802 S. Nogales Highway, in Amado, Ariz. was damaged due to a monsoon storm that passed over the area on Sunday. The restaurant is temporarily closed. September 4, 2018.
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Lorelin Ahumada, left, and her mother, Lina Ahumada, help with some cleanup in the Cow Palace, 28802 S. Nogales Highway in Amado, Ariz. on September 4, 2018. The restaurant was severely damaged due to a monsoon storm that passed over the area on Sunday.
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The Cow Palace, 28802 S. Nogales Highway, in Amado, Ariz. was damaged due to a monsoon storm that passed over the area on Sunday. Mud and water can be seen throughout the restaurant and all the equipment used for food preparation was damaged. September 4, 2018.
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Lynn Greenes, left, owner of the Cow Palace in Amado, Ariz., says she's been receiving words of support from friends and community members after hearing that the iconic restaurant was damaged after a monsoon storm passed over the area on Sunday. Margaret Moore, a friend of Greenes, stopped by the restaurant to give her support on September 4, 2018.
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The Cow Palace, 28802 S. Nogales Highway, in Amado, Ariz. was damaged due to a monsoon storm that passed over the area on Sunday. Mud and water can be seen throughout the restaurant and all the equipment used for food preparation was damaged. September 4, 2018.
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Amado Westside RV storage in Amado, Ariz. was flooded after a monsoon storm passed over the area on Sunday night. The iconic Cow Palace restaurant suffered severe water damage. September 4, 2018
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Members of the Santa Cruz County public works and flood department work to drain a nearby property of water on September 4, 2018 from a monsoon rain that passed over Amado, Ariz. on Sunday night. The iconic Cow Palace restaurant suffered severe water damage.
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A RV storage park in Amado, Ariz. was flooded after a monsoon storm passed over the area on Sunday night. The iconic Cow Palace restaurant suffered severe water damage. September 4, 2018
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Weather service said more than 3 inches of rain fell in area Sunday night.
Weather service said more than 3 inches of rain fell in area Sunday night.
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