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Friday, May 17, 2024

monsoon season

Storms can surprise boaters with speed

Labor Day signals the near end of summer, and boaters often take advantage of this three-day holiday to spend one last weekend on the water. With monsoon season still active, Arizona Game and Fish Department reminds boaters to use...

County offers tips to stay safe from monsoon-related flooding

Several Yavapai County residents have experi­enced flooding due to the monsoon storms that moved into the area over the past few weeks. Yavapai County’s Community Health Services and its Office of Emergency Management offers simple tips on how residents...

Arizona monsoon slow to start

In July, just as the desert heat reaches its dry swel­tering apex, the Verde Valley is hit by the familiar onslaught of the monsoon. The normally blue Arizona sky is often covered with dark oppressive clouds, which break open...

Be safe before and after lightning strikes

The U.S. Forest Service reminds everyone that each year people are injured by lightning. High on the list of activities where this occurs are hiking, climbing, camping, fishing, boating and golfing. Many vacationers are unaware of the measures they...

Be a smart monsoon driver

Arizona’s monsoon season may be starting late this year, but that doesn’t mean it will be any less fierce. With any monsoon season comes higher humidity, which can lead to thunderstorms, heavy rain, lightning, hail, high winds, flash flooding,...

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