Southern Arizona starts to recover from exceptional drought thanks to strong monsoon start
It takes more than just a handful of good rainfalls to recover from such a bad drought. You really want to have a saturation process. You need to replenish the aquifers. You need to replenish the water tables, Chief Meteorologist Matt Brode said. Heavy steady rains work and basically all kinds of frames, but it has to happen over a long period of time.
The drought is one of the reasons why Pima County has had so many flash flood warnings this year.
Soil that has not seen rain in a while is not as absorbent as regular soil, so heavy rainfalls over dry ground lead to flash flooding more often. This also causes problems on the roads.
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TUCSON (KVOA) - Excessive heat isn t the first thing people think about when monsoon comes to mind, but when high pressure is stationed to our state during monsoon it forces a lot of hot air in Southern Arizona. The closer you are to that center of high pressure, the hotter our temperatures are going to be, News 4 Tucson Chief Meteorologist Matt Brode said. Unfortunately, when the high pressure comes into central Arizona that is when the warmest temperatures come here and that is when we get our 110-115 degree days.
Last summer was the hottest summer on record with over 100-triple digits days.
Strong winds, blowing dust could affect travel on southern Arizona highways Wednesday
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TUCSON (KVOA) - The state s Department of Transportation is urging motorists to use caution on southern Arizona highways Wednesday.
ADOT says strong winds and blowing dust could impact travel, including on Interstate 10 between Phoenix and Tucson.
According to Meteorologist Shea Sorenson, another Red Flag Warning went into effect Wednesday morning, and it last until 8 p.m.
Strong winds can result in sudden periods of limited or zero visibility.
ADOT s driving tips when encountering a low-visibility dust storm:
Avoid driving into or through a dust storm.