Monsoon season is one of our favorite times of the year. At the end of July and throughout August we get violent thunderstorms and gail force winds. The meteorologist every year argue if this is a true "monsoon season" but everyone else here seems convinced that it is.
The thunderstorms are normally small cells that move through the valley. From our third floor window we can watch these storms zig-zag through the valley as if tracking that Eeyore character from Winnie the Pooh. When these fierce little storms wander over your piece of blue sky find cover! The storms pour down an incredible amount of rain, and put on a brilliant lightning show. We like to go out on the porch to watch them pass. They then leave as quickly as they came. The water left behind is almost instantly vaporized by the standard 110 degree temperatures we have here. The downside of this monsoon season is the increase in humidity!
The other part of Monsoon season is less enjoyable, but no less impressive. We have enormous dust storms that cover the entire valley. The official name for this type of a storm is a "Haboob" which is an Arabic word that is used to describe these storms in the Sahara Desert. They say the sand can go as high as three thousand feet into the air, and I believe it. Think back to the Mummy (the one with Brandon Frazier) remember the sand storm...that’s pretty much it, minus the mummy face.
The thunderstorms are normally small cells that move through the valley. From our third floor window we can watch these storms zig-zag through the valley as if tracking that Eeyore character from Winnie the Pooh. When these fierce little storms wander over your piece of blue sky find cover! The storms pour down an incredible amount of rain, and put on a brilliant lightning show. We like to go out on the porch to watch them pass. They then leave as quickly as they came. The water left behind is almost instantly vaporized by the standard 110 degree temperatures we have here. The downside of this monsoon season is the increase in humidity!
The other part of Monsoon season is less enjoyable, but no less impressive. We have enormous dust storms that cover the entire valley. The official name for this type of a storm is a "Haboob" which is an Arabic word that is used to describe these storms in the Sahara Desert. They say the sand can go as high as three thousand feet into the air, and I believe it. Think back to the Mummy (the one with Brandon Frazier) remember the sand storm...that’s pretty much it, minus the mummy face.
The Mummy...
Actual picture of Phoenix. Scary huh.
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