Rain slows Phoenix-area traffic heading into Super Bowl weekend

PHOENIX — Wrecks and rain filled Friday morning drive time in metro Phoenix and beyond, but highway department officials reported local freeways remained open.

On the streets, a crash shut down the intersection of 35th Avenue and Thomas Road.

L-101 eastbound at 7th Ave: A crash is blocking the right lane. #PhxTraffic pic.twitter.com/ZDybfDmfoC

— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) January 30, 2015

Serious accident at Deer Valley and Scottsdale Rd. All southbound lanes closed. One Northbound lane open. Please avoid the area.

— ScottsdalePD (@ScottsdalePD) January 30, 2015

Watch for ponding water on L-202 near Broadway in east Mesa. #azwx #PhxTraffic

— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) January 30, 2015

Northern Arizona drivers had their share of weather, too.

Watch for fog on I-40. This is about 10 miles east of #Flagstaff. #azwx pic.twitter.com/2EokQdpPPg

— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) January 30, 2015

We're seeing fresh snow on SR 264 near Window Rock. #azwx pic.twitter.com/xlwrzQuc5x

— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) January 30, 2015

It's wet all over Arizona this morning! Here's SR 69 in #Prescott Valley. #azwx pic.twitter.com/OgUM1x1A3b

— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) January 30, 2015

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