Photos: Monsoon 2015
Here's a look at some of the best monsoon photos from this year.
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Morning traffic comes off the hill heading east on East Broadway Boulevard near Pantano Road as heavy rainfall comes down in the area. Shower activity is expected to continue through out the day with heavier rain this afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. The photo was taken on Monday, September 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
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La puesta del sol se asoma entre las nubes cerca de Sonoita.
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Una gota en un cerco de alambre de púas en SR 83, al norte de Sonoita.
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A storm cloud drifts over the southwestern part of town leaving light showers in its wake as the moisture from Monday's storm continues to linger another day. The photo was taken on Monday, September 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz.
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Las nubes detrás de la estructura más alta de la ciudad.
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Clouds swirl about the tops of the Santa Rita Mountains as the moisture from Monday's storm lingers for another day. The photo was taken on Monday, September 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz.
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A car makes a major splash driving south on 4th Ave. crossing 1st Ave. by Catalina Park in Tucson, AZ. Photo taken Monday, September 21, 2015.
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A truck pushes its way south along 8th Ave. crossing 28th St. in South Tucson, AZ. Photo taken Monday, September 21, 2015. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
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Estudiantes de regreso a casa cerca de Walter Douglas Elementary School, cerca de Miracle Mile y Flowing Wells en Tucsón.
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A couple shield themselves as best they can from the afternoon rain as a storm continues to bring a lot of moisture to the area. Shower activity is expected to continue through out the day with heavier rain this afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. The photo was taken on Monday, September 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
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A woman is high and dry as she walks down East Carondelet Drive as traffic plows through standing water east of Wilmot. Shower activity is expected to continue through out the day with heavier rain this afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. The photo was taken on Monday, September 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
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Chris Ellis, from Mobile Maintenance and Towing, hooks a sports utility vehicle onto his tow truck after the car rolled a few times on I-19 South near the San Xavier Mission exit. A steady rain fell across Tucson on Monday September 21, 2015 and caused multiple accidents along I-19 and other places. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
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Un conductor sigue su camino ascendente en Sentinel Peak, el cerro de la “A”, mientras cae una persistente lluvia.
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La lluvia fue constante la mañana del 21 de septiembre en Tucsón.
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A man walks down Sentinel Peak as a steady rain falls across Tucson on Monday September 21, 2015. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
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Un conductor en Tanque Verde Loop Road en la lluvia de despedida de la temporada de monsones, el 21 de septiembre.
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With an umbrella in hand, a woman makes her way in the crosswalk along East Speedway Boulevard and North Kolb Road as traffic continues north. Shower activity is expected to continue through out the day with heavier rain this afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. The photo was taken on Monday, September 21, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
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Small flowers spread out across some rocks on top of Sentinel Peak as a steady rain fell across Tucson on Monday September 21, 2015. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
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Pedestrians and bicyclists dodge puddles downtown, including along Church near La Placita, in the wake of a brief afternoon monsoon shower, Tuesday Sept. 1, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Lightning bolts touch down on Tucson's northwest side, hitting near Pima Canyon. Photo taken Monday, Aug. 31, 2015. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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Lightning strikes near Sabino Canyon in the Santa Catalina mountains after evening storms moved through Tucson's east side. Photo taken Monday, Aug. 31, 2015. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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Lightning strikes near Sabino Canyon in the Santa Catalina mountains after evening storms moved through Tucson's east side. Photo taken Monday, Aug. 31, 2015. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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A trio of lightning strikes hit on the west side of town during an evening monsoon storm. Photo taken Monday, Aug. 31, 2015. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Monsoon 2015 damage
A jogger pays no mind to an uprooted mesquite tree along West Lambert Lane across from Riverfront Park in Oro Valley, Ariz.
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Walter, left, and Gyneth Charney, both of Oro Valley, take a midday stroll around the tree damage at Riverfront Park in Oro Valley.
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An uprooted palo verde tree nearly covers the walking Canada del Oro River Park path at West Lambert Lane in Oro Valley.
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Ken Kellogg, tree supervisor with The Groundskeeper, saws off the last limb of a damaged mesquite tree at Riverfront Park in Oro Valley.
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Small rain cells on Tucson's east side as the sun sets. Photo taken Monday, Aug. 31, 2015. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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Lightning strikes in the Santa Catalina mountains after evening storms moved through Tucson's east side. Photo taken Monday, Aug. 31, 2015. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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The remains of an afternoon monsoon storm cell produces a lightning strike in the mountains between Baboquivari and Kitt Peak at sun set, Saturday August 29, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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An afternoon monsoon storm cell generates an intense lightning show with several ground strikes in the area around Gates Pass Rd. and Kinney Rd., Saturday August 29, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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A localized afternoon monsoon storm cell generated intense lightning west of the Tucson Mountains, including this ground strike just north of Gates Pass Road, Saturday August 29, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Lighting strikes east of the 5151 E. Broadway building during a late evening monsoon storm that socked the east part of town, Thursday August 27, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Rain soaked streets reflect the lights of traffic at the corner of Euclid and Speedway following a monsoon storm, Sunday, August 23, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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A fire on the western end of the Santa Catalinas well above the foothills lights in the wake of a monsoon storm, Sunday, August 23, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Lightning strikes south of the city during a monsoon storm moving through Sunday, August 23, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Cloud-to-cloud lightning along with ground strikes from an intense cell west of town, Wednesday August 19, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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A man uses a broom to try to divert floodwaters from pouring into Dulceria Ady's during a heavy monsoon storm that overwhelmed street drainage systems in southwest Tucson, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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A Volkswagen Beetle driver braves a couple of feet of floodwater on Park Avenue at Pennsylvania that had bigger trucks and SUVs driving gingerly during a heavy monsoon storm moving that flooded southwest Tucson, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Someone peers out from under the cover of a porch as they try to block off water flowing over 12th Avenue and into homes and businesses during a heavy monsoon storm, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Tanque Verde Creek
Water still flowing over the closed Tanque Verde Loop Rd., lit by the city lights, more than 24 hours after heavy rains made the Tanque Verde Creek fill bank-to-bank, Wednesday August 12, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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A segment of a rainbow shines over the northwest from a monsoon thunderstorm dropping heavy rain the Oro Valley area, Saturday August 8, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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A skateboarder resorts to carrying his board to leap the flooded gutters at the intersection of Cherry and University during scattered monsoon rains throughout the area, Frday August 7, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Lightning ground strikes as an aircraft lands at Tucson International Airport during a time exposure on Thursday August 6, 2015, looking Southwest.
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A truck muscles its way north along newly paved Euclid Avenue between 6th Street and University as a summer monsoon storm soaked Tucson, Ariz., bringing strong wind gusts and some hail, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
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A man tries to skip his way over the water flooding through the intersection of Euclid and 2nd Street during an afternoon monsoon storm, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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These shoppers took it in their stride as a summer monsoon storm rained down on them at Walmart in Tucson, Ariz., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
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Strong wind gusts and hail drove through the Walmart parking lot as a summer monsoon storm soaked Tucson, Ariz., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
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A vehicle is overturned in a wash near the intersection of S. Elizabeth Drive and W. Lincoln Street after a monsoon storm passe over Tucson on Tuesday July 28, 2015. The occupants of the vehicle made it out safely after being swept downstream a bit. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
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A Tucson police officer struggles in the storm to fix a malfunctioning railroad crossing arm on East Ajo Way, west of South Park Avenue. Late afternoon monsoon rains on Tucson's south side brought driving rain, winds and lightning. Photo taken Monday, July 28, 2015. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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A mesquite tree leans into the inside lane of west bound Ajo after being uprooted from the median in the wake of a monsoon storm that dropped heavy and rain and winds, Tuesday, July 28, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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A truck runs over a piece of sheet metal blown onto west bound Drexel near Country Club from the nearby Country Club Mobile Home Park in the wake of a monsoon storm that dropped heavy and rain and winds, Tuesday, July 28, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Sheet metal drapes over a power line outside the entrance to the Country Club Mobile Home Park at the intersection of Holladay and Country Club in the wake of a monsoon storm that dropped heavy and rain and winds, Tuesday, July 28, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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A broken and utility pole lies at a angle near the intersection of Holladay and Country Club, completely closing down traffic on Country Club just north of Drexel in the wake of a monsoon storm that dropped heavy and rain and winds, Tuesday, July 28, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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A pedestrian huddles against therain crossing Congress St. on the west side of Freeway in Tucson, AZ. as a storm swept through the city.Photo taken Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
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Two men discuss how to get a stranded Kia out of the floodwaters on Country Club just south of Drexel, one of several vehicles that ended up stuck there in the wake of a monsoon storm that dropped heavy rain and winds, Tuesday, July 28, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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A driver takes their chances driving through a high level of water on San Fernando Avenue near West Lerdo Road as a monsoon storm passes over Tucson on Tuesday July 28, 2015. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
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Visibilty was low on South Sixth Avenue as a monsoon storm passed over Tucson on Tuesday July 28, 2015. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
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A woman, girl and their dog walk along South Sixth Avenue as a monsoon storm passed over Tucson on Tuesday July 28, 2015. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
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Traffic slowly navigates the flooded intersection of Campbell and Irvington in water that was over the sidewalks and rushing through the shopping centers, Tuesday, July 28, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Two occupants in this SUV got out safely after a power line fell onto their vehicle in a monsoon storm that hit the 5100 block of South Julian Drive. Late afternoon monsoon rains pounded Tucson's south side. Photo taken Monday, July 28, 2015. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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A vehicle is overturned in a wash near the intersection of S. Elizabeth Drive and W. Lincoln Street after a monsoon storm passe over Tucson on Tuesday July 28, 2015. The occupants of the vehicle made it out safely after being swept downstream a bit. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
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A couple of lightning strikes and the light from an aircraft landing at Tucson International Airport from a cell boiling up southwest of downtown, Thursday August 6, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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