This is just a color version of the haboob hitting Phoenix.

A late July monsoon thunderstorm rains releases a massive strike over downtown Phoenix. Bucket list shot for me.

A horizontal lightning strike flies across the horizon in the midst of storm clouds and low lying fog. My favorite lightning shot of 2011.

A strong monsoon storm dumps rain over the Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Arizona.

A massive strike explodes over the town of Casa Grande on August 25th, 2011.

The Beeline Highway is a road known by name mainly to Arizonans. It's on the northeast side of town on the way to Payson and is still considered the desert. Which is why this storm dropping snow in December was so unique and so exciting.

This strike illuminates the falling rain in a crazy purple hue, while the city of Phoenix in the background gives another, pale color.

This lightning strike was a bit unusual because of the amazing amount of tendrils or fingers coming off the main bolts.

Lightning extrends out of a downdraft of rain from a thunderstorm located SW of highway 85 between Gila Bend and Ajo, Arizona.

Two strikes hit in the Catalina Mountains northeast of Tucson, Arizona.

Seen from outside of town, rain falls over the Phoenix area late Monday evening.

Only once or twice a year do you really get a lot of good snow on the Four Peaks northeast of Phoenix, AZ. This shot was taken just a few minutes after a big storm blew over the mountains and dropped fresh snow.

This is not a tornado, but just a lonesome dust devil that happens to be in front of a nice thunderstorm dropping rain in the distance. Welcome to Arizona.

An old, dead tree stands in the desert during some cloudy monsoon skies.

A microburst, combined with a lightning strike and a nasty looking clouds slam down over Casa Grande.

A shot of a second large dust storm approaching downtown Phoenix on July 18th, 2011.This happened just 13 days after the huge one on the 5th.

This is a night-time capture of a microburst over Casa Grande, Arizona. A microburst is a strong downdraft of rain and wind that spreads out when it hits the ground at incredible speeds, sometimes up to 100mph. You can see the rain falling, the way it spreads out and then dust that is kicked up flowing like waves over the city.

Lightning strikes off in Buckeye, Arizona.

Just some random dirt road between Phoenix and Flagstaff with storms up on the horizon.

Taken along Bush Highway northeast/east of Phoenix. Just a morning drive out to see what I could see during some rainy weather. One of my favorite shots.

A beautiful lightning strike shot west of Sedona, Arizona along Highway 89A.

An epic sunset in downtown Phoenix from July 31st, 2011. A large approaching storm creates amazing colors in the sky. A dust storm looks under the dark clouds as it moves towards Phoenix.

A downdraft over the San Tan Mountains during the 2010 Arizona monsoon season.

Crazy, intense lightning strike over the deserts near Cave Creek, Arizona. This shot was composed badly so this is a a crop of the upper-left quadrant of the original RAW file, PLUS I never should have been on ISO400, was an error. However, I still love this shot!

A firey sunset on the horizon during a rainstorm near Lake Pleasant, Arizona.

A tree that looks dead, but isn't, watches a gorgeous monsoon sunset complete with a rolling dust storm.

A discarded sofa way out northwest of Gila Bend. Almost like finding a much-needed rest stop! Spotted during one of my stormchasing excursions this past Labor Day.

The speed limit sign is illuminated by a passing car, while a giant lightning strike hits over Chandler, Arizona.

A severe storm approaches Tucson at sunset on September 10th, 2011.

One of the many dust storms to hit Phoenix in the summer of 2011. This was September 11th.

Crazy lightning strikes in Casa Grande.

Three lightning strikes hit around the town of Buckeye just as the sun disappears on the horizon.

An old hinge for an old panel opening in downtown Phoenix.

Two lightning strikes appear to be mirror images of each other as they connect with the ground between some hills near the Cave Creek area.

A tree near Sedona grows amidst the rocks as a rain storm moves by in the background.

This makes me think of those big, tall, robotic aliens from War of the Worlds walking over downtown Chandler.

A reflection in downtown Phoenix of Chase Tower and Freeport. Storm clouds in the sky and puddles of rain water create an awesome mood.

A few saguaro cacti watch a fantastic lightning show over Tucson, Arizona. The cactus on the left is actually leaning...that wasn't a lens thing :)

Somehow the setting sun breaks through the clouds to give some color to falling rain near Joseph City, AZ.

A lightning strike hits the North Mountain Preserve in north central Phoenix in late October, 2011. A surprise winterish thunderstorm.

A small pillar of rock stands amidst the Bradshaw Mountains during a heavy monsoon downpour.

A gorgeous sunset illuminates a giant Saguaro cactus, with the snowy Four Peaks mountain range off in the distance.

Me and my (at the time) 2 1/2 year old daughter, who was my co-pilot during the monsoon stormchasing season this past summer :)

These three majestive Saguaro cacti watch a monsoon thunderstorm drop rain and lightning on the Bradshaw Mountains.

An amazing sunset out in the Four Peaks wilderness northeast of Phoenix, Arizona.

The last bit of light from the setting sun hits a few leaves of a prickly pear cactus out in the Four Peaks wilderness northeast of Phoenix, AZ

One of my favorite storm images from the Arizona desert in 2010.

I'm an AZ native...35 years...never seen anything like this before. It was epic.

Lightning from down in Tucson, Arizona last night.

A lightning strike from last night in Sedona.

Some lightning west of Sedona along Highway 89A.

Some monsoon thunderstorms drop rain on the mountains along Table Mesa Road.

A puddle stretches out to reflect some stormy clouds during sunset over downtown Phoenix.

Lightning strikes downtown Phoenix on August 3rd, 2011

A short, 10-second exposure of lightning striking the Catalina Mountains surrounding Tucson, Arizona.

Two long lightning strikes hit Casa Grande behind this tall cell tower during the monsoons of 2011.

Standing in the middle of a long road is where I love to be. Here's one from a favorite spot of mine in Apache Junction look towards the Superstitions.

From last night's spring dust storm that rolled into Phoenix.

The iconic mountain between Phoenix and Tucson that people love to hike. Finally captured it with some storm clouds.

A severe warned storm in Southern Arizona...hail and rain fall ahead and a tiny wall cloud is visible.

A smallish, rotating supercell races across the flat plains of southeast Colorado.

This strong gust front moves away from the camera in southeastern Colorado on June 2nd, 2012. It passed over us and we were hit with powerful winds and a lot of kicked up dust.

A severe warned storm showcases a giant anvil right on the corner of the Oklahoma panhandle, a few miles from Texas.

A thunderstorm explodes along the dry line along the panhandle of Oklahoma

A lightning bolt strikes around sunset as this monsoon storm begins to die out. Here's a timelapse that goes with it: Mike Olbinski on Vimeo

An early monsoon lightning strike near Eloy, Arizona captured on July 3rd, 2012

An old abandoned house stands alone on the plains of southeastern Colorado as a severe thunderstorm, with mammatus clouds, approaches from the west.

A lightning strike east of the Sunset Point rest area.

A lightning bolt lands in the middle of the city of Tucson during the summer monsoons on July 16th, 2012.

A stormy day in mid-March creates a moody scene over Phoenix.

A very well defined wall of dust rolls through Phoenix last night. At times it had the definition of the large one from back on July 5th, 2011.

Vehicles along Interstate 10 try to get out of the way of the storm. Traffic was slow moving north and once the cloud hit, the freeway was empty as police shut it down a few miles south.

Three strikes crash down amongst the mountains west of Gisela, Arizona along the Beeline HIghway.

A solo thunderstorm over north Phoenix grows and dies out right as the sun goes down. An amazing sight.

A lightning strike off in the distance near Mammoth, Arizona

A lightning bolt strikes in the heart of Tucson during a beautiful monsoon sunset on August 14th, 2012. It's not super easy to make out, but there is a rainbow going into the sky along the right bolt.

A crazy capture of a strong microburst or downdraft, coupled with an approaching wall of dust. Taken just north of Casa Grande.

A flash flood from far upstream eventually makes it way to Grand Falls on August 20th, 2012.

A double lightning strike hits some mountains around the Saguaro Lake area as seen from the Beeline Highway.

A massive lightning strike crashes down just north of Interstate 8 about 15 miles east of Gila Bend

UPDATE: Wish I could replace the image...I don't like the crop, I've fixed it for the better :) Just for fun...stacked lightning usually isn't my thing but this was kind of cool last night :) 12 images make up this stack of lightning shot over the the course of 10 minutes looking north from downtown Phoenix.

A massive amount of rain falls from a thunderstorm south of interstate 8 right as the sun sets, creating a crazy beautiful range of colors.

Two strikes land on the northern edge of Tucson during a beautiful sunset monsoon thunderstorm.

An end of year, beautiful monsoon thunderstorm creates an epic sunset over Phoenix.

A beautiful highway in far southeast Arizona at sunset during the monsoon season.

A cholla, or jumping cactus, is lit up by the setting sun during some winter storms.

A beautiful thunderstorm creates four lightning strikes in a span of 20 seconds. One of them starts at the top of the clouds, veers left and then pentrates the lower layers to strike the ground.

A lightning strike splits into two separate bolts as it hits the mountains west of the Beeline HIghway near the Gisela exit.

The infamous boneyard in Tucson, Arizona against a summer monsoon sky. I took this shot for even reasons of A) liking the planes and B) wanting to name it Con Air :)

A stacked image of nine different exposures captured over six minutes shows a strong thunderstorm crossing south over Interstate 8

My daughter wandered off from me during a storm chasing excursion last summer and so I just laid on the ground and took some shots of her against the sky.

Two lightning strikes land in the deserts northeast of GIla Bend. One strike lands on the desert floor while the other hits a lone hill.

Three lightning strikes in the desert near the Four Peaks mountain range and Saguaro Lake. This is a stack of three images shot over the span of a minute, 16 seconds.

A large wall of dust or a haboob crosses Toltec Road south of Interstate 10.

A long lightning strike finally ends up landing somewhere in the southern portions of Tucson, Arizona.

A forked lightning strike slams south Chandler in September of 2011.

A brilliant lightning strike explodes behind some towering powerlines along highway 85 west of Phoenix.

A record-breaking winter storm dropped over an inch of rain in Phoenix and much more northeast of the Valley. Runoff down the Salt River forced the Tempe Town Lake Dam to release water downstream.

This lightning strike appears to form a complete circle, even though if you look closely it just twists back and ends close to itself. Not my most favorite image of all-time, but I thought it was interesting!

A summer monsoon thunderstorm drops rain on the beautiful volcanic hills along Luepp Road in northern Arizona.

A rare sight around the Phoenix are: the Superstition Mountains covered in snow...which happens from time to time, but not as low as it was on this day. The surrounding base of the mountain range was dusted with the white stuff as well.

A sunset, a lightning strike and a rainbow. What more could you ask for? Beautiful storm, and beautiful colors over Tucson in mid-August of 2012. One of my favorite lightning images of all-time.

A strong lightning strike hits the mountains east of Mammoth, Arizona. Part of my Square Print collection

Nothing I like better than a spooky, dark, cloudy scene when it's storming. Here is one of my favorite roads in all of Arizona...it's popular of course, for obvious reasons. The long road extending downwards towards the Superstitions in the distance.One of the cooler spots in Arizona.I captured this back in February of last year...a beautifully dark winter storm was blowing through and thus I hit the road as per usual. The one thing that seems to pop out in this image to make it extra-special to me is that one headlight. Something about it is ominous and when I looked at it again this morning, the title "Twilight Zone" just popped into my head.Ahhhh, I'm dying for some stormy weather...monsoon season just over a month away.