“Lords work moved it”: Phoenix family grateful to survive massive monsoon tree collapse

The Brief

  • Arizona has experienced four consecutive days of monsoon weather including wind, dust, rain, lightning, and power outages.
  • A severe storm cell dropped 1.38 inches of rain in a targeted pocket north of Sky Harbor International Airport, causing a massive tree to collapse onto a family home.
  • The Gimenez family remains without power and must find a hotel, but they expressed gratitude that no one was injured during the tree collapse.

PHOENIX Arizona has experienced four days of the monsoon in a row, bringing wind, dust, rain, lightning, and even power outages, with the latest storm making its way across most of the region.

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July is starting off pretty active when it comes to the weather, and those storm chances continue to increase throughout the week.

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