National Weather Service issues storm warnings around outskirts of Valley
Sep 2, 2018, 8:14 PM | Updated: 8:23 pm
(AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher)
(AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher)
PHOENIX — The National Weather Service issued a storm warnings around the Valley.
NWS warned of potential penny-sized hail and wind up to 60 mph near the city of Maricopa, southwest of Chandler, around 7:45 p.m.
About 15 minutes later, it issued a flash flood warning for the same area, which will be in effect until 11 p.m.
The service has also issued flood advisory warnings closer to the Valley.
A flood advisory heading east toward Glendale will be active until 8:30 p.m., and another heading west toward Queen Creek will be active until 9:15 p.m.
Quite a storm that hit the Villages of Queen Creek (where this forecaster lives) at around 6:00 pm! Many trees down…hail up to 1/2 inch being reported. Thanks to Karen Barnes for this video. #azwx pic.twitter.com/kBB5UCycmP
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) September 3, 2018
