Here's the 2019 Monsoon Thread (Scottsdale: yard, rain, patio)

[Jnvlv247]

Roaches, palo verde beetles and grasshopper/crickets everywhere

I miss the dry heat, this heat is too soupy

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Originally Posted by fluffythewondercat

^We had some 1 to 2 inch holes open up in the ground a week or so ago, eliciting a "What the heck..." response from me.


I now realize those must have been cicada exit tunnels.

fascinating!

[AZDesertBrat]

Originally Posted by Jnvlv247

Wet, cloudy and humid but with last signature AZ rain smell

It's not so wet, or cloudy, up here but it sure is humid. It was cloudy today so it felt cooler. We did get some rain a couple of nights ago. No 'storm' but a nice steady rain. I'm going by what I was told though. I slept through it. A storm would have woke me up.


I love the smell of rain. I love the smell of the desert after it rains. I could smell it coming days ago but it didn't show up. Sedona got hit pretty good a couple of times. Flagstaff could use a lot of rain right now with that fire going on.

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I heard that the strong scent we smell right after or during the rain is coming from creosote bushes being hit with water after some time of no water contact.

[teddyearp]

Had a decent little gully washer last two days in Taylor. Yesterday knocked out some power for an hour or so.

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Up here in Sedona this weekend... clouds threatening... some sporadic sprinkles.

[john3232]

Have been quite surprised this year. There was a bit of rain/wind early last week in Mesa but that's about it.

I remember around 2010 or so my wife and I were visiting AZ and staying in Scottsdale. There was a HUGE rainstorm the night before we were to leave and the following morning a number of freeways were closed.

There had been warnings to stay off that road that night but there were those who didn't. I saw several cars which had slide off the freeway the following afternoon when the freeways reopened.

When I receive a warning to stay off the road because of heavy rains or a major dust storm I do just that.

[Slater]

At least in Flagstaff, the monsoon season has been somewhat of a dud so far.

[fluffythewondercat]

Originally Posted by john3232

When I receive a warning to stay off the road because of heavy rains or a major dust storm I do just that.

It's not just good sense, it's the law.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stupid_Motorist_Law


For the newcomers. I know you're an old hand here, john3232.

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I didn't know there was actually a law like that... is there also a Stupid Hiker Law... I thought I saw some discussion about that earlier in the year on this forum.