Next storms in Phoenix area expected to bring big winds Monday

PHOENIX – Storms with high winds are expected to land in metro Phoenix sometime Monday evening, when the chance of heavy rain is 60%.

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch that will be in effect until 2 a.m. Tuesday.

“We could have damaging winds and heavy rainfall,” Chris Kuhlman, meteorologist with the Phoenix bureau, told KTAR News 92.3 FM early Monday.

Kuhlman estimated a storm coming down from the Mogollon Rim area would pass through the Valley from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

“It could be just a few places getting 50-60 mph winds, but there’s a pretty good chance that we’ll have a line of storms coming through that will produce 40-50 mph winds and a small chance of some of those storms producing severe winds, too,” he said.

Another round of strong to severe storms is likely late this afternoon and this evening across portions of central Arizona. #azwx pic.twitter.com/pJwNNgUTjF

— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) August 16, 2021

There were some overnight thunderstorms across central AZ. Here is a map of the lightning cloud flashes from last night. You can see the cluster of storms that started 7-8 PM over the mtns east of Phoenix before tracking into the Phoenix metro between 10 PM to midnight #azwx pic.twitter.com/1E1epncAkn

— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) August 16, 2021

Rain totals probably will not match what was delivered Friday – some spots saw nearly three inches. Interstate 17 near Indian School Road and the Durango Curve was closed for a few hours in both directions because of standing water.

Tuesday’s forecast calls for 40%-50% chance of thunderstorms but falling to 20% by Wednesday evening.

KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Jim Cross contributed to this report.

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