what's going on in Tucson?

[Kali]

my son said cops are asking public for boats to rescue people! rained super hard for over an hour.

[moonshinegnomie]

1. flash flooding

https://www.kold.com/weather/alerts/

[Kali]

2. my home page is National Weather Service for Tucson

and this time of year I run the radar page all the time in a tab. the storms are pretty intense tonight especailly west of town, but I have never heard of cops asking for boats!



https://radar.weather.gov/?settings=v1_eyJhZ2VuZGEiOnsiaWQiOiJsb2NhbCIsImNlbnRlciI6Wy0xMTAuNjMwMywzMS44OTM2XSwiem9vbSI6NywiZmlsdGVyIjoiV1NSLTg4RCIsImxheWVyIjoic3JfYnJlZiIsInN0YXRpb24iOiJLRU1YIiwidHJhbnNwYXJlbnQiOnRydWUsImFsZXJ0c092ZXJsYXkiOnRydWUsInN0YXRpb25JY29uc092ZXJsYXkiOnRydWV9LCJhbmltYXRpbmciOmZhbHNlLCJiYXNlIjoic3RhbmRhcmQiLCJjb3VudHkiOmZhbHNlLCJjd2EiOmZhbHNlLCJzdGF0ZSI6ZmFsc2UsIm1lbnUiOnRydWUsInNob3J0RnVzZWRPbmx5Ijp0cnVlLCJvcGFjaXR5Ijp7ImFsZXJ0cyI6MC44LCJsb2NhbCI6MC42LCJsb2NhbFN0YXRpb25zIjowLjgsIm5hdGlvbmFsIjowLjZ9fQ%3D%3D

[Ptah]

3. Crews respond to several swift-water rescues in Tucson

A major monsoon storm rocked the Tucson community late Thursday, July 25, leading to power outages, utility poles down and swift-water rescues.

The Tucson Fire Department said it responded to 11 rescue calls starting at 7:45 p.m. The TFD said most were just stranded vehicles, but they did have three swift-water rescues at:

Fontana Avenue and Bilby Road
Tucson Boulevard and East Kleindale
16th Avenue and District

https://www.kold.com/2024/07/25/power-lines-down-roads-closed-foothills-area/

[Kali]

5. so, a good summer storm?

[Ptah]

6. Delicious!

[Kali]

8. we got about 7/100ths

and a bunch of wind

we have had a few good showers though, it is greening up and a hell of a lot better than last year. ponds are full. whew

[dobleremolque]

4. Blue dot is where we are in the Fort Lowell area...

We are a couple of hundred yards from the the Rillito which ran bank to bank flashflood style. Hella lightning and thunder actually made the pictures rattle on the walls! Boxes are various Weather Service warnings and alerts. (Which, BTW gives the opportunity to remind everyone that these would disappear or cost you if Project 2025 plan to eliminate NOAA and privatize the weather service has its fascist oligarch way.)

[Kali]

7. looks like temps were still pretty high?

[dobleremolque]

9. Forecasters say we are in that cycle

of late afternoon and evening thunderstorms after daytime high temperatures close to 106 or 107.

[Kali]

10. I meant the temps were still high while it was raining.

that usually cools things down. I'm east 50 miles and higher elevation but lived in Tucson for a few years in the 80s. plus one set of Grandparents lived there all my life. husband grew up there. youngest son is in South Tucson.