I love the Monsoon...

Taken tonight.  Looking northeast from my apartment:

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© 2007 Scott Boone

Update - These storms were more than a light show:

ORO VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) - An intense summer storm hit areas of Oro Valley late today with heavy rain, lightning and strong winds.

The storm left behind some property damage northwest of Tucson.

Residents say the storm didn't last long.

The winds were so strong it pulled a mesquite tree right out of the ground. The tree landed on two cars.

The winds also caused about a dozen trees to topple at an apartment complex call the La Reserve.

The trees caused damage to parked cars.

At a Fry's food store, uprooted trees caused damage to four cars.

There are no reports of injuries.

A microburst hit Oro Valley Wednesday evening and in just a matter of minutes, 60 to 70 mile per hour winds did some major damage.

At home across the street from Oro Valley Country Club, a Palo Verde the size of a telephone pole was snapped in half. The course will be closed Thursday to clean up all the trees in the fairway.

Many residents experienced the same thing.

"The wind was so ferocious, that the rain was going in a tunnel like way. I stood at my window and watched it and I heard the noise. If I didn't know better, I'd know this was a tornado. I never saw anything like it in my life," says Fay Mucci.

Another house had part of its roof ripped off. We're told the garage collapsed on the homeowner's car.

Debris was scattered throughout numerous yards.

No one was injured during the course of the storm.