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ARIZONA’S 2017 MONSOON SEASONRiding out a monsoon windstorm in Phoenix | 0:23

A peach-faced lovebird rides out a monsoon windstorm in a mesquite tree in Phoenix on July 14, 2017. Rob Schumacher/azcentral.com

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ARIZONA’S 2017 MONSOON SEASONImages from Friday’s Phoenix-area storm | 1:12

Images from the storm on July 14, 2017.
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ARIZONA’S 2017 MONSOON SEASONMonsoon storm approaches in far West Valley | 0:35

An approaching monsoon storm near Surprise and Waddell kicks up a lot of dust on July 14, 2017. April Morganroth/azcentral.com

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ARIZONA’S 2017 MONSOON SEASONTime-lapse of monsoon storm thunderhead building over Carefree | 2:40

Azcentral.com photographer Rob Schumacher shot this beautiful time-lapse video of monsoon storm thunderhead building over Carefree.
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ARIZONA’S 2017 MONSOON SEASONTime-lapse view of monsoon storm from Broadway curve in Phoenix | 0:40

Azcentral.com photographer David Kadlubowski shot this beautiful time-lapse video of a monsoon storm in Phoenix.

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ARIZONA’S 2017 MONSOON SEASONStorm downs tree in Gold Canyon | 0:14

A tree that fell over during a storm on July 10, 2017, is disposed of in Gold Canyon. Loren Townsley/azcentral.com

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ARIZONA’S 2017 MONSOON SEASONWatch a dust storm move across the East Valley | 0:27

A dust storm moves across the East Valley during a monsoon storm July 10, 2017.

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ARIZONA’S 2017 MONSOON SEASONMonsoon rains hit far West Valley | 10:24

A microburst drops some rain near Waddell on July 10, 2017.
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ARIZONA’S 2017 MONSOON SEASONClouds form over Mount Lemmon | 0:33

Meteorologists’ video of storm clouds as they form and evaporate and reform and evaporate over Mount Lemmon on Aug. 17, 2006. Video shot by Joseph Zehnder; Weldon B. Johnson/azcentral.com
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  • Riding out a monsoon windstorm in Phoenix

    Riding out a monsoon windstorm in Phoenix

  • Images from Friday's Phoenix-area storm

    Images from Friday’s Phoenix-area storm

  • Monsoon storm approaches in far West Valley

    Monsoon storm approaches in far West Valley

  • Time-lapse of monsoon storm thunderhead building over Carefree

    Time-lapse of monsoon storm thunderhead building over Carefree

  • Time-lapse view of monsoon storm from Broadway curve in Phoenix

    Time-lapse view of monsoon storm from Broadway curve in Phoenix

  • Storm downs tree in Gold Canyon

    Storm downs tree in Gold Canyon

  • Watch a dust storm move across the East Valley

    Watch a dust storm move across the East Valley

  • Monsoon rains hit far West Valley

    Monsoon rains hit far West Valley

  • Clouds form over Mount Lemmon

    Clouds form over Mount Lemmon

National Weather Service officials confirmed Saturday morning that a landspout tornado set down in Marana, north of Tucson, at 6:55 p.m. Friday. Officials had issued a tornado warning in that area.

According to the National Weather Service, a  landspout tornado forms from the ground upward, unlike supercell tornadoes commonly seen in the Midwest that form from the clouds downward. 

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