Suffocating heat wave in metro Phoenix starts easing after first major monsoon storm of the season

Published July 27, 2023 2:41 PM

By ANITA SNOW
Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — The persistent heat wave that suffocated Phoenix for most of July was slightly easing on Thursday after the first major monsoon storm of the season kicked up dust and high winds and brought the first measurable rainfall in months. The Wednesday night storm ripped roofs and awning off manufactured homes in Mesa. It even lifted the roof of a small one-story apartment building in that Phoenix suburb, pushing the overnight low below 90 degrees Fahrenheit for the first time since July 9. The storm brought heavy dust, lightning and rainfall of 0.25 inches to an inch in some locations.

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