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Photos: Readers share their best Tucson monsoon photos
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Photos: Readers share their best Tucson monsoon photos

  • Jul 18, 2018
  • Jul 18, 2018 Updated Jul 23, 2020

If you've captured a monsoon moment, why not share it with your fellow readers?

You can upload photos at tucson.com/readers and view the page of reader submissions at tucson.com/contributed

Reader monsoon photos

Reader monsoon photos

Taken on Saturday, July 28 in Stone Canyon in Oro Valley.

Dr. Anthony D. Gleckler

“Thunderstruck”

“Thunderstruck”

www.SusanHoltPhotography.com to see more photos

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Off Orange Grove and La Cholla after evening storm on 7-13

By JL Olivas

Foggy Sweetwater

Foggy Sweetwater

Sweetwater preserve in July 2018

By Jo Casta

Monsoon Swoon

Monsoon Swoon

Monsoon view from the lovely neighborhood of Samos.

Monsoon Storm at Dusk

Monsoon Storm at Dusk

Lightning over the Tucson Mountains, July 9, 2018.

By Amanda Kiser

Monsoon

Monsoon

My back yard in three points az

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Monsoon

Monsoon

My backyard in three points az

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Not a threat; a promise

Not a threat; a promise

Storm approaching San Manuel from the Galiuros, 2017

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Tucson Sky After Monsoon

Tucson Sky After Monsoon

Taken in West University, at the Lofts on 6th. The sky had just started to clear as the Sun began to set.

By James Maynard

Reader monsoon photos

Reader monsoon photos
Doug Chapman

Reader monsoon photos

Reader monsoon photos
Dylan Greer

Reader monsoon photos

Reader monsoon photos
Frank The Tank

Reader monsoon photos

Reader monsoon photos
Frank The Tank

Reader monsoon photos

Reader monsoon photos
Joseph Murphy

Reader monsoon photos

Reader monsoon photos
Laura Gutierrez

Reader monsoon photos

Reader monsoon photos
Shirley Munroe

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