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Monsoon 2017 Phoenix AZ

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A rapidly growing monsoon thunderstorm over the Rim Country near Overgaard. The 2017 Monsoon brought a decent amount of rainfall to most higher elevation areas in Arizona, but seriously underperformed where I live in Phoenix - Mogollon Plateau, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona

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A thunderstorm builds over Mt. Graham and the Pinaleno Mountains during the summer monsoon. Within 30 minutes, the mountain was almost entirely obscured by heavy downpours - Graham County, Arizona

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A rapidly growing monsoon thunderstorm over the Rim Country near Overgaard - Mogollon Plateau, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona

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After a mostly cloudy and rainy evening, the sky lit up at sunset

- Apache Pass, Cochise County, Arizona

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Lightning strikes in the desert of central Arizona during the 2017 monsoon season

A colorful sky at sunset - Apache Pass, Cochise County, Arizona

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After a mostly cloudy and rainy evening, the sky lit up at sunset

- Apache Pass, Cochise County, Arizona

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Although rainfall seems to conspicuously avoid my rain gauge, the stormy sunset skies during Monsoon 2017 have been really beautiful - My Rooftop, Phoenix, Arizona

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Monsoon sunset sky - My Rooftop, Phoenix, Arizona

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Lightning strikes over Phoenix during a late night storm

Although measurable rainfall continues to conspicuously avoid my rain gauge, the thunderstorms and epic skies all around here during Monsoon 2017 have been awesome. This shot is one of many storm cells dumping heavy rain and causing monsoon mayhem across the Phoenix metro area yesterday - My backyard, Phoenix, Arizona

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A stormy sunset viewed from my rooftop - Phoenix, Arizona

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Ricoh Rikenon 70-210 f/3.9 +60D, at 70mm, between f8-11, Un cropped, edited in LR, no sharpening/saturation added.

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