Weekend storms start to bring wet weather to parts of Valley

PHOENIX — The weekend storms that are anticipated to bring wet weather to the Valley started to make their way into and through metro Phoenix on Saturday afternoon.

Showers and a couple of thunderstorms were affecting southwest Arizona near Yuma around 1:15 p.m., according to the National Weather Service (NWS) for Phoenix.

The weather authority’s radar then showed part of the storm making its way into the West Valley at approximately 1:56 p.m. and moving east across metro Phoenix.

The Arizona Department of Transportation also advised drivers about “heavy weather” near Glendale Avenue and Loop 101 Agua Fria Freeway around 2:30 p.m.

In addition, ADOT said that dust was blowing near Loop 303 and Greenway Road and reminded motorists to never drive into a dust storm.

Chris Kuhlman of NWS Phoenix told KTAR News 92.3 FM on Friday that some isolated showers were expected Saturday afternoon, but that most of the rainfall was anticipated to occur later Saturday night into Sunday morning.

Kulman noted that half an inch to an inch of rain was expected to fall as the storms moved through metro Phoenix.

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