Storms cause floods and more throughout Arizona
Storms rolling through the Valley brought multiple warnings from the National Weather Service on Saturday.
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
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