Dust storm comes through Casa Grande, hits Phoenix with heavy rain and winds
Jul 18, 2016, 5:45 PM | Updated: Jul 20, 2016, 5:21 pm
A dust storm hit the Casa Grande area Monday night and continued to pile through to Phoenix, bringing thunderstorms and heavy winds and rain.
Dust storm warning til 7PM for NW Pinal Cty & Blowing Dust Advisories for Phx valley & SW Maricopa Cty. #AZWX pic.twitter.com/Ab5Ys4FdvC
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) July 19, 2016
A look from our I-10 and Wild Horse Pass camera shows storms and dust headed our way. #azwx pic.twitter.com/SVfIqBcA8i
— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) July 19, 2016
The National Weather Service issued a dust storm warning for Pinal County from 5:40 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
A severe thunderstorm warning was also put out for Maricopa County from 5:40 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. That warning was extended to 7:30 p.m.
The rain has arrive in Phoenix. Be cautious on the roads, slow down, and never drive into a flooded area. #azwx pic.twitter.com/K0RHADqjdX
— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) July 19, 2016
Here's another look at the heavy rain coming down in downtown Phoenix. Plz don't drive through flooded roadways! pic.twitter.com/48W66M7RPW
— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) July 19, 2016
Those storms producing heavy rain and winds brought some flight delays to Sky Harbor for roughly 30 minutes according to the airport.
There were also power outages to central Phoenix.
About 1,000 customers w/o power in Central Phx following a burst of storm activity. Get updated outage info at https://t.co/aOIQHPYbad.
— APS (@apsFYI) July 19, 2016
A flash flood warning for Maricopa County was announced for 6:20 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. A blowing dust advisory was also out for the county through to 8:00 p.m.
The rain is coming down pretty hard near Ahwatukee. The water is building up in my backyard. #BeOn12 #12News pic.twitter.com/ES0BAMElA0
— Gabe Trujillo (@gabetrujillo) July 19, 2016
Earlier in the afternoon, showers hit the areas to the west of Tucson headed towards Casa Grande, and began to pick up dust.
250P Showers currently moving N towards I-8 W. of Casa Grande. As they grow gusty winds may pick up dust. Heads up. pic.twitter.com/Di8P5dcyUY
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) July 18, 2016
