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snow
Snow on the Catalina Mountains
snow
Most snow we've seen in Tucson in 30+ years. March 2018.
Bighorn fire
Bighorn fire June 2020
Bighorn fire
Bighorn fire June 2020
Bighorn fire
Bighorn fire June 2020
Falstreak holes are formed when the water temperature in the clouds is below freezing. When ice crystals do form, a domino effect is set off due to the Wegener-Bergeron-Findeisen process, causing the water droplets around the crystals to evaporate: this leaves a large, often circular, hole in the cloud.