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This photo provided by Caltrans shows a washed-out section of Interstate 10 near Desert Center, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Eastbound traffic on Interstate 10 in the Southern California desert was blocked Thursday after flash floods washed out the roadway. The latest round of flooding caused by monsoonal thunderstorms hit Wednesday evening and also impacted other desert highways.

Washout repair completed on I-10

A section of highway near the Arizona-California border was washed away in a flash flood.

Pima County tourism saw strong rebound in 2021

Report commissioned by local tourism bureau says visitor spending up 77 percent

Lake Mead and the rest of the Colorado River system are shrinking rapidly. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has called for new conservation measures, asking states to conserve a tremendously large amount of water, and giving them a 60-day timeline to formulate a plan for those reductions.

What will Arizona do as its share of Colorado River water diminishes?

We hear about efforts to reassess state allocations and what may come of a billion-dollar fund established this summer.

Looking east towards downtown Tucson from Tumamoc Hill. From January 2022.

Pima County Issues Ground-Level Ozone Advisory

Thursday marks the second consecutive day of an advisory.

Fire managers have restricted campfires in Arizona to limit the risk of human-caused fire following a wet winter.

Some fire restrictions ease ahead of the holiday weekend

Officials warn to always check restriction status before starting a fire.

Part of the Contreras Fire burning near the Kitt Peak Nationla Observatory on June 16, 2022.

Contreras Fire listed as 100% contained

Local management team will hand over control Saturday.

Clouds and rainbow over Tucson during 2021 monsoon.

Arizona sees wet, windy weather with rain, snow

Holiday travel impacted by rain and snow

Canada del Oro wash looking east from the bridge on La Cholla during Monsoon 2021.

July was wettest on record for Tucson

Drought persists but recent rain has impact across Arizona

This five day precipitation forecast map released by the National Weather Service on July 21, 2021 shows that much of the state's midsection is expected to get at least one inch of rainfall, with some areas receiving up to three inches, by Saturday night. Nearly all of the state is under a flash flood watch through 11:00 p.m. Saturday.

Flash flood watch through Saturday

NWS predicts 2006-style rainstorms into the weekend.

Monsoon or nonsoon? Hard to say

Forecasters say chances are even for good or bad monsoon this year.

The sun shines harshly behind a saguaro cactus.

Low saguaro reproduction numbers at national park in Tucson

Drought cycle that dates to the mid-1990s thought to be responsible

With residences in the foreground, the Bighorn Fire burns in the Santa Catalina Mountains on June 10, 2020.

Forecasters: Arizona faces above-normal wildfire threats

Severe drought raises the danger in 2021

Forecasters: Rain, snow on tap for drought-weary Southwest

Drought stricken region badly needs the moisture

This stretch of the Colorado River near Moab, Utah is currently in extreme drought.

National Weather Service: Dryness defined 2020 in Southwest

Record or near-record dryness across Arizona and the region

Lots of heat, little rain in Tucson

Less than an inch of rain when we usually have nearly four inches.

Rain, snow expected early this week over New Mexico, Arizona

Winter weather is returning to parts of New Mexico and Arizona early this week.

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