Update – (7/26) – 12:20pm
Intersection of Sunrise Dr. and Pontatoc Rd. Power lines in the area remain shut down after last night's storm damaged power lines in the area.
When is the area expected to open? We are contacting the authorities for information.
Update – 10:30 p.m.
The storm blocked roads and flooded streets in and around downtown Tucson. The Tucson Fire Department said they received multiple calls about cars stuck in the water.
The outage caused traffic jams on Sunrise Dr. and forced the closure of several stores in Catalina Foothills.
Stores closed, power out in Catalina Foothills
Update – 8:30 p.m.
Kyler Diggs provides the radar view below, where we take “slices” of thunderstorms to see how high they reach the atmosphere. Some thunderstorms approached 50,000 feet in height from Mammoth to Tucson to Green Valley and finally into Arivaca:
Update – 8:15 p.m.
Lightning, gusty winds and heavy rain continue around Tucson. Flood warnings are in effect for most metropolitan areas.
Many roads around the city are flooded tonight. Now is a good time to stay indoors and if you are driving tonight, please remember not to drive through flooded areas.
Keller's look at tonight's storm activity is below:
Update – 7:40 p.m.
According to the TEP outage map, power has been restored to more than 6,200 customers in the Catalina Foothills.
Sunrise Dr and Pontatoc Rd, an officer at the scene said. Turn off “all night”.
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As of Thursday evening, 6,702 customers were without power, according to the TEP outage map.
The Pima County Sheriff's Department confirmed that deputies were responding to the scene of multiple downed power lines in the area of Sunrise Dr and Pontatoc Rd.
Traffic in the area is severely restricted. PCSD recommends avoiding the area and finding alternative travel routes.
Please visit kgun9.com/traffic to view traffic.
For more information, view the TEP Outage Map.
Downed power lines cause road closures in Catalina Foothills
