Our latest monsoon storm hit hard Wednesday night, toppling power poles and leaving major damage at structures around the Valley.
Downburst from #monsoon storm ripped the roof off this Florence home-- all your #abc15wx news at 10. pic.twitter.com/iyyFRTrqoh
— Kim Tobin (@KimABC15) June 30, 2016
Air15 video showed dozens of power lines down along Arizona Farms Road about a mile east of Hunt Highway after a downburst wind hit the area.
Thousands of SRP customers nearby lost power just before 6 p.m. Nearly 2,000 customers were without power at10 p.m., and all but about 50 customers were restored by 5 a.m. Thursday. Check SRP's outage map.
Footage also showed a hay shed ripped apart southeast of San Tan Valley, with pieces of the structure stretched across a field.
Whoa, Air15 spotting some major damage near Judd Road and Quail Run Lane in San Tan Valley. #abc15 pic.twitter.com/EsYcHEBfNq
— ABC15 Arizona (@abc15) June 30, 2016
The storm also brought quarter-sized hail and gusty winds to nearby Queen Creek.
Severe t-storm SE of Queen Creek. Hail on the left, dust moving in on the right. #abc15wx #azwx pic.twitter.com/qp8QDdse6s
— Amber Sullins (@AmberSullins) June 30, 2016
Dozens of power lines snapped in half and a roof was ripped off a home in Florence.
A downburst hit the home straight on, picking up the roof and smashing it to the ground.
"I've never seen anything like this," said Martha Flores, who is a family friend to the people who's home was damaged.
The family was out of town in Tucson when the rain moved through.
It left the inside of the home soaked, windows broken, the porch awnings in pieces and the roof remains scattered across the ground.
"It's really sad because they're really good people," said Flores. "It's terrible to see something like this happen to them."
The monsoon season is just beginning and one family is already victims to it's force.
"You can ever underestimate monsoon season," said Flores.
