A second round of monsoon storms rolled through the East Valley late Thursday night bringing heavy rainfall, winds and blowing dust.
Very heavy rain fell across the East Valley on Aug 9/10, 2018. Peak 1-hr amounts of 3.6" were observed in Tempe. The chance of that happening at any location in the Phoenix area in a given year is less than 0.2%, making this event quite rare. #azwx pic.twitter.com/eRBtuGECuY
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) August 10, 2018
Here is a look at what was recorded at Maricopa County gages (updated at 6:30 a.m.):
Apache Junction: 1.22"
Ahwatukee: 0.67"
Cave Creek: 0.08"
Chandler (Arizona Ave/Chandler Blvd): 1.57"
Chandler (Riggs/Hawes): 0.87"
Chandler (McQueen/Queen Creek roads): 1.30"
Gilbert (Lindsay/Elliot roads): 0.71"
Gilbert (Queen Creek/Higley roads): 1.18"
Gold Canyon: 0.43"
Guadalupe: 0.39"
Lake Pleasant Regional Park: 0.79"
Mesa (Broadway/Brooks roads): 1.85"
Mesa (Ellsworth/US 60): 1.69"
Mesa (Main St/Hawes Rd): 2.44"
Mesa (Val Vista Dr/Southern Ave): 1.34"
Mesa (Broadway/Power): 2.17"
Mesa (Power/McKellips): 1.61"
Mesa (Hawes/Elliot roads): 1.61"
New River: 0.12"
Paradise Valley: 0.04"
Peoria Regional Preserve: 0.12"
Peoria (Vistancia Blvd/El Mirage Rd): 0.43"
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport: 0.31"
Phoenix (32nd St/Thomas Rd): 0.08"
Phoenix (Central Ave/Roeser Rd): 0.20"
Phoenix (52nd St/McDowell Rd): 0.47"
Phoenix (I-17/Jomax Rd): 0.16"
Phoenix Zoo: 0.51"
Queen Creek: 0.63"
Scottsdale (Hayden/Indian School roads): 0.51"
Scottsdale (64th St/Thomas Rd): 0.55"
Scottsdale (Pima/Indian Bend roads): 0.39"
Sun City West: 0.04"
Superstition Springs: 0.98"
Surprise (Loop 303/US 60): 0.31"
Tempe (Rural Rd/Apache Blvd): 2.09"
Tempe: (Priest/Rio Salado): 0.67"
Queen Creek (Rittenhouse/Cloud roads): 0.79"
Queen Creek (Hawes/Riggs roads): 0.79"
The overnight rain left roads closed in several areas of the Valley due to heavy flooding. To check the latest traffic updates, click here.