Storms on Saturday brought flooding, wet roadways, power outages, and rushing washes to the Tucson metro area.
Water isn't just pooled here on the roadway at Beverly b/t Grant and Pima, it's flowing, a few inches deep @kgun9 #monsoon pic.twitter.com/ALd12hYSSd
— Max Darrow (@MaxDarrowTV) July 23, 2017
A tree is down at Beverly and Pima blocking the right lane going west on Pima. Crew here to cut it out of the way @kgun9 #monsoon pic.twitter.com/Y3JNtj2bqK
— Max Darrow (@MaxDarrowTV) July 23, 2017
KGUN9's Max Darrow spent the evening driving around town, finding trouble spots all around the community. Rain on the east side was accompanied by thunder, lightning, and wind, causing many around the Broadway and Wilmot area to lose power.
#Monsoon Storm is hitting hard here on the east side. Wilmot & Kolb stoplight blinking. Some people say they have no power @kgun9 #AZwx pic.twitter.com/DRF6AgxDmo
— Max Darrow (@MaxDarrowTV) July 23, 2017
Towards Midtown, a tree was down for a while, blocking a lane of traffic on Pima St. Around the corner, Beverly St. was turned into a river -- a thick layer of water covered the road.
River road b/t Alvernon and Swan is shut down because of flooding. @kgun9 #monsoon pic.twitter.com/nKFYEg26RD
— Max Darrow (@MaxDarrowTV) July 23, 2017
Moving more towards the Northwest Side, hit hard by the storms, Pima County Sheriff's Deputies were re-routing traffic on River Rd. between Alvernon and Swan because the wash was flooding the road. On scene, they repeated the mantra heard through monsoon: "Turn around, don't drown."
Just at the entrance to Winterhaven, a car is stuck in the flooded roadway. Entire intersection is flooded, yet cars try anyway @kgun9 pic.twitter.com/NKNNLQC3Fd
— Max Darrow (@MaxDarrowTV) July 23, 2017
Some people did try to drive through flooded roads, ignoring the warnings. One car got stuck near the Winterhaven neighborhood near Fort Lowell and Country Club. Tucson Police showed up to help out, the car was eventually towed out once the water level went down.
UPDATE: @Tucson_Police now on scene trying to direct traffic & help the car that is stuck in the road. Tow truck coming @kgun9 #monsoon pic.twitter.com/jVltCTBz06
— Max Darrow (@MaxDarrowTV) July 23, 2017
But despite the hectic evening, as of 10:30 p.m., no injuries or serious damage was reported as a result of the storms.
