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Palo verdes come roaring back year after a bloom that wasn't

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012, 12:00am

Have you seen these trees around town?  What do you think?

It's Arizona's official state tree... Read More

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Fun with snow in Vail

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012, 4:26pm
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Just another day in Snowy Arizona?  Here are some shots from viewers, of an unexpected winter snow storm in the Vail area.

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Wildflowers get early start due to rain, warmer January

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer
Monday, February 6th, 2012, 4:55pm

Flowers are blooming early due to the warm winter weather.  Are you as confused as they are?

Here's another wonder of our recent quirky weather: winter wildflowers. "Things are in bloom out there right now - a month ahead of normal," said Russ Buhrow, curator of plants at Tohono Chu... Read More

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Rain totals for early week storm

Submitted by Aaron Pickering on Thursday, December 15th, 11:40 am

Rainfall during Monday and Tuesday's storm added up to soaker. Here are some storm totals from the early week rain:

CIENEGA CREEK/E PIMA COUNTY...

  • RANCHO DEL LAGO 2 MI NW VAI                               1.14
  • PANTANO WASH AT VAIL                                              0.67
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Rain totals in Vail area from this weekend

Submitted by Aaron Pickering on Monday, November 14th, 1:15 pm

The rains began around 8am Saturday and have really added up! Here are some of the latest totals as of 5pm on Sunday.

Vail Area

0.12      Approximately 1.8 miles northwest of Vail

0.08      Pantano Wash 1.5 miles southeast of Colossal Cave Road

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Hail in Sonoita; Heavy rain falls over Tucson's East Side

Submitted by Christina Thompson, Producer
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011, 2:50pm
Hail in Sonoita; Heavy rain falls over Tucson's East Side

A flood advisory was issued for parts of Pima County until 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service in Tucson.

At about 2:21 p.m., radar showed numerous thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall over the East Side of Tucson.

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Rain totals from Thursday's storm

Submitted by Christina Thompson, Producer
Friday, September 16th, 2011, 3:27pm

The storms on Thursday were intense, but one thing you will notice from the rain totals is the fact that even though these storms were record setting, they were NOT very widespread. Midtown, the foothills, Tucson's Westside and Northwest side saw very little rain Thursday while the Eastside and South side received record amounts. Here are the totals:

Vail Area

0.28      6 miles north-northwest of Mescal

0.24      Cienega Creek at Interstate 10

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