The last week of July has produced the most significant rainfall of the monsoon this summer in Fountain Hills, but it also shows how sporadic rainfall can be during the
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Dark, damp days have been relatively unusual the past year but, over this past weekend, a series of storm systems moved through the state with the main attraction being a pounding storm on Monday afternoon, Jan. 25, that brought rain, hail, graupel (snowlike soft hail) and high winds.
The McDowell Mountains in Fountain Hills were dusted white by late afternoon.
The storm left a significant mark on the high country of Arizona with feet of snow falling, closing roads and isolating the north country from central and southern parts of the state. SR 87, familiar to locals as the Beeline Highway, was closed between the Bush Highway and Winslow, more than 100 miles.
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