Bear Down Wildcats

My neighborhood looks like a warzone. Trees down, debris is covering the street.

That was a crazy strong storm last night. Rain was coming in sideways.

So Tucson got some rain?

The planet is angry.

Just the tip of the iceberg. The crazy spike in disasters we've seen in the last 2 or 3 years will be nothing compared to the next 20

It always blows my mind how one part of Tucson can get hammered with rain while another area is almost completely dry.

The uprooted trees in midtown are insane.

We lost most of a small tree. I got water in my kitchen from the oven vent. That water had to come in completely sideways to avoid the cap.

I just had a lot of lightning and some medium rain for about 10 mins last night. Nothing crazy. My part of town has seen the least amount of rain so far it seems like.

One of the trees in my complex fell over and is blocking the walkway out to my car so I had to kinda climb around it this morning. Couple downed trees on Craycroft and on Wilmot I saw.

The rain gauges between Alvernon, Swan, Speedway and Broadway yesterday recorded 1-1.5 inches of rain, probably all in that 45 minutes last night.

It was hailing along with water coming down in sheets at the same time, which I don't see as possible. There was so much water blasting in all directions, I'm not sure there was air enough for a person to breathe.

gronk4heisman wrote: ↑Wed Jul 21, 2021 9:22 am It always blows my mind how one part of Tucson can get hammered with rain while another area is almost completely dry.

I've seen it rain on neighbors house across the street while I stay dry.

I was watching the Suns game at Trident when DTV lost service. Started getting alerts about multiple down power lines on Craycroft. I could have kayaked down my street near Swan it was so deep.

Here's Speedway between Wilmot and Craycroft when a huge eucalyptus took out a street light: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Weirdst ... 282660068/



St Josephs church had massive stained glass panels blown out:



This is the wash next to Oregano's:



Oracle and Orange Grove:

Longhorned wrote: ↑Wed Jul 21, 2021 10:37 am It was hailing along with water coming down in sheets at the same time, which I don't see as possible. There was so much water blasting in all directions, I'm not sure there was air enough for a person to breathe.

Twice in my life, once in a monsoon storm in Tucson and once in New Orleans, I was caught outside in a deluge so brutally thick with water that the only way I could breath was by looking straight down at the ground and breathing in the air pocket my head made.

We were at BJ’s on Craycroft watching the game. Saw the same stuff most of you did (hail, sheets of rain, lightening…). The wind was so bad, it was driving the rain in under the doors. I honestly thought the stop light pole was going to bend over or at least the Craycroft street sign fall off. The weirdest thing was, the rain was warm while it was hailing. There must have been some crazy winds and temperature inversions aloft. Meanwhile, a mile away on 22nd, nada.

Big Horn fire scar from 1 year ago today



and just taken today

With all the rain the mountains look almost Irish they're so green right now

Barely hitting 80° on Fri/Sat and check out the rain forecast. Mt Lemmon could get 8" over the next 3 days

Don't be greedy fellas. Share with the rest of us.

Another haboob in Marana and its been pouring on the east side for 30 minutes. This is a tiny storm compared to whats coming tonight

According to radar it's been pouring on me for 15 mins but I haven't seen a drop

I used this flood warning to convince my wife on Whataburger. It's straight down our street.

It looks like Mordor up on the Mogollon Rim this evening.

Getting pounded yet again. 1st ave / Speedway

My rain gauge this morning said 2 inches just from last night's rain

Does any of that water replenish the aquifer or does it just run along the surface until it gets to Mexico?

I've read there's some concern that all this rain in a short period won't actually help the drought a ton. Mostly because of runoff (especially in the numerous burn scar areas) not being able to deeply penetrate soil.

I'm unsure the answer to your specific question, Chi, but based on this updated report, I'd extrapolate that these events are drying out the aquifer slightly. Apparently this impression of abundant rain in Tucson is mostly in our imaginations.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/tucson.com ... c.amp.html

Finally it hit the foothills as well, based on my unscientific measurement (a vase outside) we got around 3 inches.

Longhorned wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 7:12 am I'm unsure the answer to your specific question, Chi, but based on this updated report, I'd extrapolate that these events are drying out the aquifer slightly. Apparently this impression of abundant rain in Tucson is mostly in our imaginations.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/tucson.com ... c.amp.html

That report was before a good chunk of the city got two inches last night alone along with the big storm last Sunday. The closest recording near me is showing we are at 5.23 inches for the month already, well above the 2 inch average.

scumdevils86 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 7:05 am I've read there's some concern that all this rain in a short period won't actually help the drought a ton. Mostly because of runoff (especially in the numerous burn scar areas) not being able to deeply penetrate soil.

While that is usually the case, this summer in Southeast New Mexico has been different. There have been unusually heavy, recurrent rains in the past two months.

Using the "US Drought Monitor Comparison Slider" (https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Maps/Com ... lider.aspx), much of my region has transitioned from "Exceptional Drought" to "No Drought" in just two months!! Really shocking!!!

Try it out - you can pick comparison dates at the state level!!

Chicat wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 6:52 am Does any of that water replenish the aquifer or does it just run along the surface until it gets to Mexico?

I hope a lot of it gets to the rivers and lakes. The mountain regions are getting a shit tone of rain.

Looks like the next 6 or 7 hours doesn't really have much rain. Earlier it looked like it would pour all day. Might be a bit oversold...

Rained for 3-4 hours in mid town, check out the 1 day totals:



Check out this video of the Santa Cruz near Twin Peaks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1697150 ... 5046850068

The Pantano is bank to bank which you rarely ever see. You can tell by the mud on the bike path this was at least 2-3' deeper earlier this morning



Escalante and Pantano:

It's ben raining all night and day in the valley.

azgreg wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 9:58 am It's ben raining all night and day in the valley.

Don't worry G, that breakfast burrito you posted will plug the flow of anything for a while. Then watch out.

I listened to the warnings and agreed not to ride my bike in this morning. Looks like I missed the best day ever to ride my bike. It was 73 degrees and clear.

One of my brothers new to 4WD wanted to go up to Chiva Falls and watch the water. My other very experienced 4WD said that is a really foolish thing to do. He said last time he was up there many years ago after a monsoon, he spent the whole time pulling people out of streams.

Phoenix got hammered overnight. Underpasses on the i-17 in north Phoenix are shut down cause of flooding. Rain has Been on and off here since last night

Andrada Rd in Vail:





Same spot:



Car deep in the wash at Ft Lowell and Glenn





Sabino Canyon is closed due to flooding. Check out all of the road closures:

Jamie Ave North of Bopp Road
Aldon Road North of Bopp Road
Snyder Hill Road from Sandario Road to Desert Sunrise Trail
Wentworth Road I-10 to Sahuarita Road
Wentworth Road North of Speedway Bl.
Wentworth Road South of Cape Horn Dr.
San Joaquin Road South of Bopp Road
San Joaquin Road North of Old Ajo Highway
Old Ajo Highway West of San Joaquin Road
Tanque Verde Loop Road North of Speedway at the Tanque Verde Creek
Tanque Verde Loop Road South of Linden at the Tanque Verde Creek
Snyder Road East of Scenic Mountain Dr. at Ventana Wash
Snyder Road West of Placita Ventana del Rio at the Ventana Wash
Andrada Road West of Calle Rinconado
Calle Rinconado South of Andrada to Calle Agassiz
North Camino de Oeste at Snow Leopard Drive
Avra Valley Road West of Brawley Wash
Avra Valley Road East of Trico Road
Soldier Trail at Agua Caliente Wash
Limberlost Road West of Soldier Trail at Agua Caliente Wash
Linda Vista Blvd. East of Camino De Oeste to West of Thornydale
Linda Vista West of Hartman Lane to East of Marana Town Limits
Hartman Lane North of Marana Town Limits
Hartman Lane South to Eaglestone loop at Hardy Wash
Ft. Lowell at Agua Caliente Wash
Sandario Road North of Snyder Hill Road
Sandario Road at the Black Wash (about 1201 S. Sandario Road)
Sandario Road South of Desert Oasis Tr.
North Bald Eagle Between West Cheetah St to North Camino de Oeste
Silverbell Road South of Ina Road to North of Sunset Road
Mission Road North of Valencia
Old Spanish Trail E of Valencia Road to Pistol Hill Road
Old Spanish Trail North of Valencia Road to Escalante Road

Yea looks like a big, overhyped bust. No rain really projected to fall the rest of the day and the chances of rain tomorrow have plummeted as well.

Cleetus! Put them pizza cutters on an let's go muddin'!

Here in Phoenix it has been a slow and steady rain with an occasional thunderstorm passing through.

We just finished an hour of steady high volume rain preceded by three flash flood warnings.

Hasn't been a drop of rain in Tucson since like 3 this morning

Chicat wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 6:52 am Does any of that water replenish the aquifer or does it just run along the surface until it gets to Mexico?

Runoff in Tucson goes north in the Santa Cruz River.

The Sant Cruz doesn’t make it to the Gila, it ends in Pinal County. It just soaks into the ground. I’d say, a lot of it gets recharged into the aquifer.

ASUHATER! wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 5:59 pm Hasn't been a drop of rain in Tucson since like 3 this morning

I hear rain now. I was gonna walk my pups, but I’m staying in bed.

Absolutely pouring right now in the East valley. We are soaked

Starting pouring here and it looks like it's going to be here all day