Whether you were chatting around the watercooler, talking before the start of the morning Zoom meeting or meeting friends for coffee, last night’s storm was likely the topic of conversation in Phoenix.

Amid a relatively quiet monsoon season this year, Wednesday night's thunderstorm finally brought residents some needed relief and cooler temperatures. It was an intense storm, to say the least, pelting the Valley with rain, gusty winds and constant lightning and thunder.

Prior to the storm, the 2025 monsoon season was on pace to be the second-driest on record , according to the National Weather Service. That’s likely to change after last night’s storm, though NWS figures were not yet updated Thursday morning. The storm was strong enough that some Valley residents lost power, water co

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