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The wet monsoon will continue through August. Here's what that means for Arizona's drought

Thursday was a rainy morning in the Valley as powerful monsoon storms storms pounded the city overnight. The National Weather Service reports parts of Phoenix got 2 inches of rain since Wednesday night.

It’s just the latest storm in what’s been a wet monsoon season in Arizona. All the rain is easing drought conditions in some ways — but maybe not others.

For more on all of this, The Show spoke to Alex Hager who covers the Colorado River Basin for KUNC in Colorado.

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Lauren Gilger, host of KJZZ's The Show, is an award-winning journalist whose work has impacted communities large and small, exposing injustices and giving a voice to the voiceless and marginalized.