Rains, high winds batter east Valley Saturday night

At around 6:00 p.m. Saturday night, the first barrage of severe weather warnings came flooding in, as rains and wind gusts reportedly reaching 60 mph battered the east Valley before the storms eventually moved north around 9:30 p.m.

Though relief from the storm eventually came, it would be quickly replaced by significant power outages for nearly 13,000 residents living in areas such as Mesa, Gilbert and Tempe, according to Salt River Project.

Storm Update: We have 13,000 customers without power, and poles down near Southern and Stapley in the E. Valley http://t.co/ZU5FcKFJue #azwx

— Salt River Project (@SRPconnect) August 30, 2015

Along with the torrential downpour and gusting winds, severe thunder and lightning was also reported in the area.

Major light show and storms rolling through the E. Valley tonight. Be safe everyone! Outages: http://t.co/ZU5FcKFJue pic.twitter.com/A0SqhOQby3

— Salt River Project (@SRPconnect) August 30, 2015

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