PHOENIX – After a nearly nonexistent start to the monsoon season in the parched Southwest , flooding rain is expected to return as we close out the weekend and welcome a new workweek.

The FOX Forecast Center said that as a ridge of high pressure shifts toward the Great Basin and Four Corners region, a surge of monsoonal moisture will push westward into more interior portions of the interior Colorado River basin.

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And with some rising moisture levels and scorching temperatures, widespread thunderstorms are expected to develop during the afternoon hours across the Southwest.

And while flooding is a concern, the rainfall will be beneficial for many cities across the region.

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