Lightning brightens early morning skies over Phoenix area
Aug 21, 2018, 5:48 AM | Updated: 10:04 am
PHOENIX — Some showers fell early Tuesday around metro Phoenix, but there was plenty of lightning before the sun came up.
Flashes shot over Chandler, Tempe, Phoenix around 5 a.m. and later thunder could be heard.
Some parts of the Valley had little rain, while other areas were hit hard but briefly. Drivers on State Route 51 near Highland Avenue were pounded by rain for a few minutes and downtown Phoenix also took on hard rain for a while.
Still, no measurable rain fell at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
Early morning lightning outside of @KTAR923 studios pic.twitter.com/rcqePW8Cbj
— Jim Cross (@Crossfire923) August 21, 2018
Quite a #lightning show this AM. #azwx pic.twitter.com/KNTqi8Jcgk
— Steve Elliott (@elliott602az) August 21, 2018
A little bit of rain in the Valley this morning and a solid predawn light show pic.twitter.com/ffrw7w6YKq
— Jim Cross (@Crossfire923) August 21, 2018
Watch lightning around the Valley with us! LIVE VIDEO: https://t.co/IqUlqxKfYk #abc15wx pic.twitter.com/nmvkIzLtI5
— ABC15 Arizona (@abc15) August 21, 2018
Tracking more showers popping up in #Ahwatukee and #Tempe. Join us on @abc15 for updates. You can also follow me on Facebook: Iris Hermosillo-ABC15 #abc15wx pic.twitter.com/R8Pi2cbSNL
— Iris Hermosillo (@IrisABC15) August 21, 2018
Woke up and setup in a blur…focus is soft, no clue why, but so rad to be woken up by thunder and shoot lightning right outside. #azwx @aprilwarnecke right by the studios 🙂 pic.twitter.com/HaEYMQ0ZHF
— Mike Olbinski (@MikeOlbinski) August 21, 2018
Great example of a downburst signature that just happened on top of the TPHX terminal doppler radar.
Green – in to radar
Red – away from radar#azwx pic.twitter.com/l0hxpSB12e— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) August 21, 2018
Significant Weather Advisory for Gila, Maricopa and Pinal Counties until 615 AM MST. https://t.co/5Ka4JlY3mD #azwx #cawx pic.twitter.com/j3c234TGb4
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) August 21, 2018
The National Weather Service said showers and storms would come through the central part of the state in the morning but Phoenix would be clear around 8 a.m.
The bureau predicted brief heavy rain and gusty winds during the storms.
A high of 101 was forecast for the Valley.
