Monsoons in Utah? Whatever next? Tornadoes in Mumbai? Typhoons in Alberta and blizzards in Bali? The weather is up the spout a bit but not by that much!
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Heh. There's a North American monsoon, too, extending northwesterly from the Gulf of Mexico typically as far as Arizona and Utah, and occasionally even all the way to the Sierra Nevada in California. It's less well-defined than the Indian Ocean version but due to the same mechanism, with the Gulf standing in for the Indian Ocean:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Monsoon.
When I lived in Flagstaff, AZ in the late 70s, it would always show up about the 4th of July--typically June was so dry the Forest Service closed the national forest due to the fire hazard! It's a weather phenomenon to keep in mind when scheduling a trip to the Southwest--the thunderstorms can get in the way, particularly when hiking/climbing in the high country! ;)
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I stand corrected!
Pity a good Apache word couldn't have been used rather than one from Arabic!

All water in Oklahoma is red muddy . I have forgotten what nice clear water looks like !

Well, at least there's water!

Well, there's something to be said for using the same word for the same phenomenon, wherever in the world it occurs. As opposed to (say) using different words for the same large cyclonic storms depending on where they happen to form! ;)

LOL.. only sometimes.. we are in drought also !

You certainly have a point there, Steve!

Interesting to learn about the meteorology there, Steve. Hope there's been more since then.

Glad you found it of interest, George!