A man walks at the intersection of Stone Ave. and Pennington Street as a monsoon storm passes over downtown Tucson on Monday.

Storms Monday afternoon that spread north from Sahuarita past Oracle drenched a lot of the metro Tucson area.

The National Weather Service in Tucson issued a handful of warnings about thunderstorms that began south of Sahuarita and north to the community of Oracle.

People walk near the Joel D. Valdez Main Library as a monsoon storm passes over downtown Tucson on August 21, 2023.

The warnings said the storms could include high winds and hail.

The stormy Monday was a remnant of Tropical Storm Hilary, which hit California late into the weekend and was moving into Nevada on Monday.

A woman uses an umbrella to shield herself from rain as a monsoon storm passes over downtown Tucson. on August 21, 2023.


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