Overview

• National Weather Service forecasters issued multiple Flash Flood and Severe Thunderstorm Warnings across metro Phoenix as storms intensified Friday.
• Phoenix Sky Harbor logged over an inch of rain in a day—the station’s wettest since 2018—as gauges around the Valley reached 1 to 2 inches or more.
• Air travel was disrupted by FAA ground stops and delays at Sky Harbor, with at least 10 flights diverted during the initial halt to operations.
• Hail from pea- to golf-ball-size, thousands of power outages reported by APS and SRP, and dozens of water rescues underscored the storms’ impact.
• ADOT and county flood officials urged drivers to avoid flooded roads as forecasters expect scattered showers to taper this weekend and a drier pattern next week.