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Incoming storm delays Marana vs. Salpointe Catholic football game
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Water is flowing after a monsoon storm rolled through Pima County
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SWAT officers order fugitive in Tucson police recruit shooting to surrender
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Flash flood warnings are in effect this evening as a late-season monsoon storm rolls into Pima County.
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Watch: Water flows at Romero Pools after recent summer storms
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