Rain in Arizona by junge1
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Valley of the Sun (Phoenix), West Valley. Picture taken on Litchfield Road at the South Gate to Luke AFB in a southwesterly direction.
After working out I had a little time and went to the north end of the runways to watch F-16s getting pre-flighted to take off on 21L and other F-16s flying approaches and touch and goes on 21R.
Then all the ones ready to take off taxied south to take off on 03R.
So I decided to go home when I saw these clouds. Ominous looking. When I saw those clouds i realized why the take-off pattern was changed. They would have taken off directly into this stuff. Why take unnecessary chances?
We had rain for most of the day yesterday, not the typical mosoonal thunderstorms, but rather low clouds coming in from the southeast and covering the entire sky. This was triggered by a tropical disturbance off the Baja Peninsula. Rainfall amounts in the Valley ranged from 0.35 to over 2 inches (I had 0.55 inches by noon).
This was huge - flooding at I-17 underpasses at Bell and Greeway Roads, freeway flooding on US 60 in the East Valley.
The last two years we only had 3.5-inches all year for each year in Phoenix.
Temperatures were way below normal [normal 102F (39C) hi, 79F (26C) low for 10 September]. Yesterday it was 84F (29C) and 73F (~22C).
Photo was taken at 16:48 local,
Sig...
Comments (32)
jayfar
That is some storm there brewing and that was a lot of rain you encountered seeing that Arizona is a pretty dry State. Super pic.
nefertiabet
Wow, cool capture and spectacular sky!!! The weather is likely to change around the world!
rockstrider
Wonderful stormy looking capture Sig!
dragonmuse
Superb capture.
ronmolina
Not a lot of rain there. Excellent shot!
dochtersions
Oh my what a view, and an extraordinary weather forecast. :)
Richardphotos
I hope it continues to Dallas. outstanding sky capture. the desert offers lots of contrast
drifterlee
Gorgeous sky!!!!!!
pixelmeister
Cool sky! Well done!
flavia49
marvellous picture
sandra46
WONDERFUL WORK
casmindo
wow nice picture and nothing like living in the desert
tigertim
Amazing shot... there isn't anywhere here flat enough for long enough to get such a clear shot!!.. except maybe on the desert road!. Amazing sky colour.
jocko500
enjoy the cool as it will get hot again. cool looking image
UVDan
Beautiful shot! The rain came down in buckets in the far east Mesa area! I loved it! I have been cheated out of lightning this monsoon season. I hope there is a real lightshow waiting in the wings though.
junge1
I don't think there was anybody in the Phoenix area that didn't get excited about the rain. I haven't had much thunder either this year, but Litchfield Park and Avondale, and apparently South Tempe-Gilbert had some micro bursts a couple of weeks ago, and seeing the broken and/or uprooted trees, that is scrary.
junge1
@Jocko500. You are right Jock. In a couple of days we will be were we left off, 102F-103F for highs again.
junge1
@Richardphotos. Sorry Richard, this system is strictly for the southwest, no movement toward Texas!
Juliette.Gribnau
impressive sky and colors !
renecyberdoc
better not fly into something like this when able to avoid.
Rob2753
That's one awesome sky !
farmerC
Exellent Shot.
erlandpil
Excellent shot! erland
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
auntietk
It's one thing to get a weather report from you, and quite another thing to SEE the weather report! This is way cool, Sig. Love it!
starship64 Online Now!
Wonderful capture.
ontar1
Beautiful but ominous clouds, outstanding capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dakotabluemoon
Wow intense and beautiful.
danapommet
A nasty looking sky Sig and we have had a few days of heavy downpours this week up here in NH!
FredNunes
Amazing, dramatic image. :-)