TAKING ARIZONA BY STORM

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When most people think of Arizona, they think of blue skies and bright sunshine

Featured in the September 2009 Issue of Arizona Highways

A rare event, lightning bolts travel from one cloud to another, moving sideways across the sky above Kellogg Mountain in the Santa Catalina range near Tucson.
A rare event, lightning bolts travel from one cloud to another, moving sideways across the sky above Kellogg Mountain in the Santa Catalina range near Tucson.
BY: Warren Faidley

When most people think of Arizona, they think of blue skies and bright sunshine - that's usually the forecast.

However, as you'll see in this month's portfolio, the state gets more than its share of severe weather.

A PORTFOLIO BY WARREN FAIDLEY

TOP: The late stages of a thunderstorm are sometimes referred to as an orphan anvil.