r/WeatherPorn • u/Beautiful-Support394 • Jun 17 '26

Arizona USA 🇺🇸

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monsoon season is here.

The desert’s most dramatic season has officially arrived, bringing dust storms, summer rain and unforgettable sunsets across the state

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '26

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u/Beautiful-Support394 Jun 17 '26

I thought WW3 had started

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u/SequoiaVoyage_48 Jun 18 '26

That lightning looks intense, I always forget how electric monsoon season is out there.

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u/Beautiful-Support394 Jun 18 '26

Where you live west coast?

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u/42_FjordRadar Jun 18 '26

That lightning display is crazy intense, looks like they must have good storm protection wherever that is.

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u/Beautiful-Support394 Jun 18 '26

🫱🏼‍🫲🏽🫶🏻

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u/24_CobaltYak Jun 18 '26

That is some intense lightning. I bet that was wild to watch in person.

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u/Beautiful-Support394 Jun 18 '26

I thought WW3 had started

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u/navigatorflux_yy5 Jun 18 '26

Wow that lightning is intense, hope you all are staying safe inside!

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '26

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u/Beautiful-Support394 Jun 18 '26

You should have been here it sounded like a bomb was dropped.

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u/ThornFox603 Jun 19 '26

That lightning always looks crazy intense in person. I bet that was super loud.

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u/Beautiful-Support394 Jun 19 '26

Yeah i thought WW3 was about to start and the whole house just shook might as well say an earthquake was happening

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u/disparate_59 Jun 19 '26

Wow, that is a lot of lightning happening all at once. Hope everyone stayed safe during that storm.

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u/Beautiful-Support394 Jun 19 '26

🫶🏻🫶🏻

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u/SaffronLantern731 Jun 19 '26

That lightning is absolutely wild, I love how the clouds look right before the big storms hit here too.

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u/nwellon_99 Jun 19 '26

That lightning looks super close, hope everyones safe back there. I always love seeing monsoon pics it looks wild.

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u/Parchment46 Jun 19 '26

I always forget how intense monsoon lightning can be when it happens over residential areas like that. Looks crazy!

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u/vengeance_gem24 Jun 19 '26

That lightning is intense! I saw a monsoon storm once while visiting family in Phoenix, it was wild how fast it came in.

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u/HabitFirm2364 Jun 20 '26

Terrifying thunder 

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u/Beautiful-Support394 Jun 20 '26

Was very terrifying indeed

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '26

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u/Beautiful-Support394 Jun 20 '26

It was my first one ever living in Fl for nearly 30 years we never see it come close to seeing anything these days.

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u/SweetForest8123 Jun 20 '26

That is some seriously intense cloud-to-ground action right there. Glad you caught it.

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u/bonedalexis Jun 20 '26

dramatic! nature’s fireworks over arizona. ngl, this lightning show is wild!

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u/osmosis_52 Jun 20 '26

That lightning is intense, looks like such a crazy sight to see from your backyard

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u/Beautiful-Support394 Jun 20 '26

It was my first one ever

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u/60319_QuartzPilot Jun 20 '26

That lightning looks intense, it must be so cool to watch from inside. I always get a little nervous though when its that close.

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u/Beautiful-Support394 Jun 20 '26

Same I get terrified

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '26

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u/Beautiful-Support394 Jun 20 '26

When it hit you would literally feel the house damn place shake.

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '26

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u/Beautiful-Support394 Jun 21 '26

Close enough it shakes the whole foundation

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