Storms cause floods and more throughout Arizona
Jul 18, 2015, 4:02 PM | Updated: 9:33 pm
Storms rolling through the Valley brought multiple warnings from the National Weather Service on Saturday.
A flash flood warning was in effect from 5:56 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Saturday night according to the NWS.
The NWS cancelled their dust storm warning as of 4:37 p.m. The dust storm warning began around 3:45 p.m. on Saturday.
The storm brought serious floods to Wickenburg.
638p: Reports of MAJOR flooding out of Wickenburg area. If you don't have to drive/be up there, avoid it. Flash flooding occurring. #azwx
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) July 19, 2015
7P FCDMC 3 hr. rain gauge map for Wickenburg area. Many > 3″ & Vulture Mine Rd. = 4.41″. Flooding continues. #AZWX pic.twitter.com/92T20Jdj0R
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) July 19, 2015
There were serious outages from the storm according to APS.
Wow….what a powerful storm! 52 confirmed poles down in Wittman/Wickenburg area. Crews assessing damage. Still ~2,000 customers out.
— APS (@apsFYI) July 19, 2015
A severe thunderstorm warning also came through from 4:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Saturday.
Over 3,000 customers in Buckeye were without power at one point according to APS.
About 3,000 Buckeye customers w/o power as high winds, storms make their way through the Valley. No current ETR. Be careful out there.
— APS (@apsFYI) July 19, 2015
Power lines were down on the US 60, causing a closure.
US 60 eastbound is closed at milepost 122 because of down power lines. Use SR 74 as an alt route.
— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) July 19, 2015
The US 60 was also caused because of flooding, but reopened later into Saturday evening.
Update: US 60 has reopened at milepost 111. Left lanes open, right lanes remain closed. Drive safely!
— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) July 19, 2015
Update: All lanes of US 60 have reopened in Wickenburg at milepost 111.
— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) July 19, 2015
Storms were approaching from the West Valley. There were also visibility issues reported coming in from the I-10 between Phoenix and Tucson.
422P Tstm wnd gsts of 35 to 45 mph, hvy rain & dst for Circle City, Wittman & NW Phx vlly til 515P. #AZWX
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) July 18, 2015
Arizona DOT advises you to not drive into the dust storm.
Reports of low visibility on I-10 between Phoenix and Tucson. Do not drive into a dust storm. #PullAsideStayAlive
— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) July 18, 2015
