Posted on 08/02/2005 10:09:54 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
My buddy just sent me a txt msg saying the power is out, the streets are flooding, the cells are down, and he heard a wind shear or tornado hit the area
In Tempe???
THAT'S odd weather (isn't it?)!!! I sure hope & pray NO ONE was injured!!
Yikes!
The streets always flood when it rains here. Your talking about a desert where rain makes the evening news, and we actually have 'rain chasers'. Having said that. We are experiencing strong winds with this storm. Wind gusts up to 60 mph and more than an inch of rain have fallen on parts of the Valley so far tonight. OK, so an inch isn't much for some of you out there. But just think of that poor sun baked toad waiting for a sip of water in the SW desert.
Roof collapes in Scottsdale, water rescues in Scottdale....3 inches in two hours
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
840 PM MST TUE AUG 2 2005
...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA UNTIL 11 PM..
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHEAST VALLEY AND MOVING WEST
TOWARD CENTRAL PHOENIX...ARE PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER
HOUR...ENOUGH TO CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF CITY STREETS AND WASHES.
THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA IS POSTED UNTIL
11 PM.
where are you located? Pinal County is partially dark
Right now I am in Southern Phoenix in an area called Ahwatukee. It is close to Maricopa. The storm is calming down here now. It headed north towards downtown and Scottsdale.
Oh my goodness. My niece lives in Casa Grande!!!!!!This sounds more like Florida weather. What's up??
Monsoon season...
We need the rain. 'nuf said. Thanks God.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR..
CENTRAL MARICOPA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...YOUNGTOWN...WITTMANN...WADDELL..
TOLLESON...SURPRISE...SUN CITY WEST...SUN CITY...PHOENIX..
PEORIA...LAVEEN...GOODYEAR...GLENDALE...EL MIRAGE...CIRCLE CITY..
...BUCKEYE...AVONDALE
* UNTIL 1100 PM MST
* AT 952 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SEVERAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DIME SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THE MOST INTENSE
STORMS ARE LOCATED NEAR AVONDALE AND ANOTHER ABOUT 10 MILES WEST
OF PEORIA. THE STORMS ARE MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PERRYVILLE...PALO VERDE...LUKE AFB...LITCHFIELD PARK...LIBERTY AND
BEARDSLEY.
39,000 foot clouds. They were sure pretty around 7pm, did you see them?
Did we get any rain?
Arizona is currently in the monsoon season where moisture builds up from Mexico and storms hit in the evening. It usually lasts from mid-July to late August. Tonight's storms were bad, but somewhat expected this time of year. I'm just glad I don't have to water my lawn for a couple of days!
Yeah, those clouds were lovely. I'm glad they finally brought some rain to my neighborhood instead of just dust and wind.
Yes! couple of inches I would say
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