After a few false starts, Arizona's monsoon could finally bring some of the most dramatic weather Phoenix has seen this season, with high storm chances and strong winds, blowing dust and flash flooding possible from Aug. 25 and continuing into the week.

“We’ll see threats ranging from just about everything, with strong winds and even some localized heavy rain,” said Tom Frieders, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Phoenix.

Storm chances climb to 40 and as high as 70% across the region, with the highest risk in the afternoon on Aug. 25. Southern Arizona will see the first round of storms before activity spreads north.

Gusts of 35 mph or stronger were likely, with areas of dense blowing dust possible. The weather service issued a flood watch for southern Arizona and sout

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