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Rain, hail touches down Monday evening in East Valley

According to the National Weather Service, the storm has the possibility for rain and hail, and could intensify into the evening and into Tuesday morning.

(Twitter Photo/@ArizonaDOT)...

(Twitter Photo/@ArizonaDOT)

(Twitter Photo/@ArizonaDOT)

PHOENIX — Scattered showers and hail hit parts of the East Valley on Monday evening.

Hail, ranging from dime- to penny-sized, has been reported in Gilbert and Mesa.

Winds in excess of 40 MPH and strong thunderstorms are possibilities with the system.

According to the National Weather Service, the storm could intensify into the evening and into Tuesday morning.

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Locations that have already been impacted include Mesa, Gilbert and Fountain Hills.

Anywhere between a tenth and quarter of an inch of rain may fall on Monday night.

Rain during the day on Tuesday could amount to a tenth of an inch, with a 50% chance during the day before tapering off at night to clear skies.

Tuesday will have a slight chance of thunderstorms and a high of 60 degrees, decreasing to 41 degrees overnight, per NWS.

After the storm moves out of the Valley, sunny skies are predicted from Wednesday through the end of the week, with temperatures rising to the high 60s and into the low 70s.

So far in 2020, the Valley has only seen around a tenth of an inch of rain.

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