Photos: Heavy rain and flooding in Tucson
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Heavy rain and flooding in Tucson on Aug. 9, 2016.
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Several young women get drenched as they race through the rain at the University of Arizona as a storm passes over the area flooding several streets and stranding several motorists Tucson, on August 8, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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Pedestrians on the Rillito River Path admire the torrent floodwaters surging west along the Rillito River near Swan Road on Aug. 9, 2016, in, Tucson, Ariz. Morning storms delivered up to two inches of rain in some areas of town.
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- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
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The Stone Ave. underpass flooded as a monsoon storm passed over Tucson on Tuesday August 9, 2016. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
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- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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Students at the University of Arizona run through the rain from the Student Union Bookstore as a storm passes over the area flooding several streets and stranding several motorists Tucson, on August 8, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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Tucson Fire Department firefighters with Ladder 9 attend to a stranded motorist near the intersection of North Country Club Road and East Seneca Street on Aug. 9, 2016, in, Tucson, Ariz. Morning storms delivered up to two inches of rain in some areas of town.
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- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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A Tucson Fire Department firefighter with Ladder 9 closes off an intersection after rescuing a stranded motorist near the intersection of North Country Club Road and East Seneca Street on Aug. 9, 2016, in, Tucson, Ariz. Morning storms delivered up to two inches of rain in some areas of town.
Tuesday monsoon
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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A Tucson Police Department vehicle drives by a partially submerged car that tried to cross a wash near Fort Lowell and Oracle as a storm passes over the area flooding several streets and stranding several motorists Tucson, on August 8, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Tuesday monsoon
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Umbrellas provide little protection while walking around the University of Arizona as a storm passes over the area flooding several streets and stranding several motorists Tucson, on August 8, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Tuesday monsoon
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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A young woman trudges through a stream of water on East Second Street as a storm passes over the area flooding several streets and stranding several motorists Tucson, on August 8, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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Flooded areas in the University of Arizona Second Street Garage creates waves on the second floor as a storm passes over the area flooding several streets and stranding several motorists Tucson, on August 8, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Tuesday monsoon
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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Several young women get caught in the rain while on North Mountain at the University of Arizona as a storm passes over the area flooding several streets and stranding several motorists Tucson, on August 8, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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A vehicle is blocking traffic on East Grant Road and North First Avenue as a storm passes over the area flooding several streets and stranding several motorists Tucson, on August 8, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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A local resident of the North Fairview Avenue and West Tipton Drive area directs traffic from entering a flooded area near his home as a storm passes over the area flooding several streets and stranding several motorists Tucson, on August 8, 2016. Three cars had already been stuck in the water earlier in the day. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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A lone Tucson Police Department officer tries to deal with the traffic on North Oracle Road after a vehicle was stuck in a wash near Fort Lowell Road as a storm passes over the area flooding several streets and stranding several motorists Tucson, on August 8, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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Motorists drive through a long flooded stretch of Fairview Street north of Miracle Mile on Aug. 9, 2016 in Tucson, AZ. Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
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Tucson firefighters depart after rescuing motorists on Fairview Ave. at Jacinto Street on Aug. 9, 2016 in Tucson, AZ. Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
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- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
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Workers remove debris that clogged drains on Grant Road underneath Interstate 10, which stranded several motorists. Arizona Dept. of Public Safety officers rescued several people from their cars on Aug. 9, 2016 in Tucson, AZ. Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
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The Alamo Wash in east Tucson running at a full clip on Aug. 9, 2016.
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- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
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Drivers make their way through flooded streets at Park Ave and 22nd Street as a monsoon storm passed over Tucson on Tuesday August 9, 2016. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
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- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
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Workers from Sun Link maintenance clear out water from an area along Congress Street at Linda Ave. to restore modern streetcar service as a monsoon storm passed over Tucson on Tuesday August 9, 2016. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
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- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
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Workers from Sun Link maintenance clear out water from an area along Congress Street at Linda Ave. to restore modern streetcar service as a monsoon storm passed over Tucson on Tuesday August 9, 2016. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
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- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
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A driver heads south on Stone Ave. near Mabel Ave. as a monsoon storm passed over Tucson on Tuesday August 9, 2016. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
2016 Monsoon
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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Floodwaters surge through the Rillito River at Swan Road on Aug. 9, 2016, in, Tucson, Ariz. Morning storms delivered up to two inches of rain in some areas of town.
2016 Monsoon
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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Clouds linger in the valleys between ridges of the Santa Catalina Mountains on Aug. 9, 2016, in, Tucson, Ariz. Morning storms delivered up to two inches of rain in some areas of town.
2016 Monsoon
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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Low-level clouds drift along the range of the Santa Catalina Mountains on Aug. 9, 2016, in, Tucson, Ariz. Morning storms delivered up to two inches of rain in some areas of town.
2016 Monsoon
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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A motorcycle rider decides to take the higher ground on an adjacent sidewalk instead of trod through the curb-high water on North Tucson Boulevard near Hedrick on Aug. 9, 2016, in, Tucson, Ariz. Morning storms delivered up to two inches of rain in some areas of town.
Tuesday monsoon
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Several young women get drenched as they race through the rain at the University of Arizona as a storm passes over the area flooding several streets and stranding several motorists Tucson, on August 8, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
2016 Monsoon
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Pedestrians on the Rillito River Path admire the torrent floodwaters surging west along the Rillito River near Swan Road on Aug. 9, 2016, in, Tucson, Ariz. Morning storms delivered up to two inches of rain in some areas of town.
Tuesday monsoon
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Students at the University of Arizona run through the rain from the Student Union Bookstore as a storm passes over the area flooding several streets and stranding several motorists Tucson, on August 8, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
2016 Monsoon
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Fire Department firefighters with Ladder 9 attend to a stranded motorist near the intersection of North Country Club Road and East Seneca Street on Aug. 9, 2016, in, Tucson, Ariz. Morning storms delivered up to two inches of rain in some areas of town.
2016 Monsoon
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
A Tucson Fire Department firefighter with Ladder 9 closes off an intersection after rescuing a stranded motorist near the intersection of North Country Club Road and East Seneca Street on Aug. 9, 2016, in, Tucson, Ariz. Morning storms delivered up to two inches of rain in some areas of town.
Tuesday monsoon
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
A Tucson Police Department vehicle drives by a partially submerged car that tried to cross a wash near Fort Lowell and Oracle as a storm passes over the area flooding several streets and stranding several motorists Tucson, on August 8, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Tuesday monsoon
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Umbrellas provide little protection while walking around the University of Arizona as a storm passes over the area flooding several streets and stranding several motorists Tucson, on August 8, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Tuesday monsoon
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
A young woman trudges through a stream of water on East Second Street as a storm passes over the area flooding several streets and stranding several motorists Tucson, on August 8, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Tuesday monsoon
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Flooded areas in the University of Arizona Second Street Garage creates waves on the second floor as a storm passes over the area flooding several streets and stranding several motorists Tucson, on August 8, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Tuesday monsoon
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Several young women get caught in the rain while on North Mountain at the University of Arizona as a storm passes over the area flooding several streets and stranding several motorists Tucson, on August 8, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Tuesday monsoon
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
A vehicle is blocking traffic on East Grant Road and North First Avenue as a storm passes over the area flooding several streets and stranding several motorists Tucson, on August 8, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Tuesday monsoon
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
A local resident of the North Fairview Avenue and West Tipton Drive area directs traffic from entering a flooded area near his home as a storm passes over the area flooding several streets and stranding several motorists Tucson, on August 8, 2016. Three cars had already been stuck in the water earlier in the day. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Tuesday monsoon
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
A lone Tucson Police Department officer tries to deal with the traffic on North Oracle Road after a vehicle was stuck in a wash near Fort Lowell Road as a storm passes over the area flooding several streets and stranding several motorists Tucson, on August 8, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Weather
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
Workers remove debris that clogged drains on Grant Road underneath Interstate 10, which stranded several motorists. Arizona Dept. of Public Safety officers rescued several people from their cars on Aug. 9, 2016 in Tucson, AZ. Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
Monsoon 2016
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Workers from Sun Link maintenance clear out water from an area along Congress Street at Linda Ave. to restore modern streetcar service as a monsoon storm passed over Tucson on Tuesday August 9, 2016. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Monsoon 2016
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Workers from Sun Link maintenance clear out water from an area along Congress Street at Linda Ave. to restore modern streetcar service as a monsoon storm passed over Tucson on Tuesday August 9, 2016. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
2016 Monsoon
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
A motorcycle rider decides to take the higher ground on an adjacent sidewalk instead of trod through the curb-high water on North Tucson Boulevard near Hedrick on Aug. 9, 2016, in, Tucson, Ariz. Morning storms delivered up to two inches of rain in some areas of town.
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