It has started....Monsoon Watch 2012 (this time, there is "no hype!")

[formeraa]

We can't forget the Monsoon hall of fame moment:

Tammy Vo, standing in a parking lot after a storm, in a low part of the lot that is submerged with water:  "Look at all this water, as you walk through it, it gets deeper...IT'S LIKE THE OCEAN!!!"

That's why Tammy is now in Tucson! 

[ihEARDtHAT]

CBS 5 "Eye of the Storm" Monsoon special, Thursday June 14th 7:00pm.

[landtuna]

We can't forget the Monsoon hall of fame moment:

Tammy Vo, standing in a parking lot after a storm, in a low part of the lot that is submerged with water:  "Look at all this water, as you walk through it, it gets deeper...IT'S LIKE THE OCEAN!!!"

That's why Tammy is now in Tucson! 

Tucson gets better monsoon storms than the Valley.  Maybe her knees will get wet.

[ihEARDtHAT]

ABC15 Monsoon Special, airing Saturday at 6:30pm. DESTRUCTION IN THE DESERT

[ihEARDtHAT]

ABC 15 Monsoon Special:  The program had the usual information regarding the monsoon.  It began with the usual name dropping, "I'm CHIEF METEOROLOGIST..." and then went into haboob mode.  (Considering how many local stations are trying to downplay using this term, this was the opposite).  The word 'haboob" was used over a dozen times in the half hour.  They also continued to call it "the monsoon season" (you know the "seasonal change in winds season").  Again, most of the info was the typical monsoon info: what is the monsoon, dust storms/haboobs, thunder/lightning and flash floods (with the usual, don't be a stupid motorist).

The winning moment was when they showed a water rescue that happened in Los Angeles (the guy that was pulled from the LA River with his pants being ripped off by the current).

Because of the weather blowing in from the southeast, Amy Murphy gave updates during the break, starting off with the marketing correct intro "ABC15 Dessert Doppler HD Forecast Center" during the first break and finally just calling it "ABC15 Weather Center".

[landtuna]

Well, right on cue the first major dust storm of the season rolled into S. Tempe and Chandler.

Monsoon = "shut the windows.....QUICK!"

[KeithE4]

Well, right on cue the first major dust storm of the season rolled into S. Tempe and Chandler.

We got it in The Tuke as well.  Was it dusty where you were?

[fenix]

The winning moment was when they showed a water rescue that happened in Los Angeles (the guy that was pulled from the LA River with his pants being ripped off by the current).

How is showing video of flooding on LA telling people about the Arizona Monsoon?

[landtuna]

How is showing video of flooding on LA telling people about the Arizona Monsoon?

They needed video of water over 1 1/2 inch deep.   

Every time a station pulls this sort of stunt they lose more credibility.

[formeraa]

Barely noticeable in the Far North Valley...

I would just like to see some rain like Tucson got!