MONUMENT VALLEY — It’s as if the sky opened up and dropped everything it had in a matter of minutes. Giant raindrops combined with hail to transform an otherwise toasty summer day into a white ...

Thunderstorms are hopscotching around the Southwestern U.S., bringing much-needed moisture to a region where every drop counts. ... At Monument Valley on the border of Utah and Arizona, ...

A severe thunderstorm watch will be in place until 8PM Sunday evening. There will still be thunderstorms possible through the evening hours after the severe watch has expired.

Another isolated thunderstorm that developed east of Apache Junction midday was also moving south and was expected to bring small hail, locally heavy rainfall and gusty winds to the lower east Valley.

A ground stop was underway at Sky Harbor, but it is now just a ground delay with the average delay lasting almost an hour.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Maricopa County starting at 5:42 p.m. Aug. 23. The warning expires at 6:15 p.m. Aug. 23.