FLOODING.
FLOODING. THAT'S SOMETHING ALWAYS TO KEEP
IN MIND.
IN MIND.
IN MIND. LINDSEY, THANK YOU FOR SHOWING
US WHAT'S GOING ON ON THE
WEATHER RADAR.
WEATHER RADAR. WE'RE IN THE TEMPE AREA NOW,
AND WE HAVE WILL PITS OUT
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. WILL, IT LOOKS PRETTY NASTY
WHERE YOU ARE.
>> Reporter: YEAH, IT'S PRETTY
NASTY.
NASTY.
NASTY. BELIEVE ME, IT WAS A LITTLE
NASTIER, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU
WANT TO DEFINE IT JUST A COUPLE
OF MINUTES AGO.
WE WENT THROUGH THAT HEAD WALL
OF DUST, AND WE'RE NOW IN THE
ACTUAL STORM.
ACTUAL STORM. WHEN WE CROSSED THROUGH THAT
DUST STORM, THERE WERE DUST
DEVILS ALL OVER THE PLACE.
TRASH BLOWING ACROSS THE 202,
AND NOW WE'RE AT THE 202 AND
SCOTTSDALE ROAD, WHERE WE'VE
GOT RAIN COMING DOWN VERY, VERY
HEAVILY, AND ALSO A LOT OF
WIND.
WIND.
WIND. YOU
WIND. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE, I'M NOT
SURE IF YOU CAN SEE THROUGH ALL
OF THIS RAIN, BUT IT IS
ACTUALLY BLOWING ALONG THE ROAD
IN SHEETS IN FRONT OF ME, AND
TO THE SIDE OF ME.
IT'S A LITTLE HARD IT TO SEE,
ESPECIALLY BECAUSE WE'RE GOING
UNDER AN OVERPASS.
THE VISIBILITY IS DROPPING
QUITE A BIT.
PEOPLE THANKFULLY DRIVING VERY
SLOWLY ON THE 202.
THE VISIBILITY IS DOWN SO FAR.
I'M AT, LET'S SEE, THE 202 AT
ABOUT MILL AVENUE AND I CAN'T
EVEN SEE A MOUNTAIN.
IN FACT, I CAN'T SEE MILL
AVENUE.
AVENUE.
AVENUE. IT'S COMING DOWN PRETTY HEAVILY
THROUGH HERE.
THROUGH HERE. THAT PART OF THE STORM, AS
LINDSEY MENTIONED, HITTING MESA
IS APPARENTLY FLOATING RIGHT
OVER THE 202, THE 101, AND
TEMPE RIGHT NOW.
AGAIN, SLOW GOING THROUGH THIS
ENTIRE AREA.
ENTIRE AREA. WE'VE GOT HEAVY, HEAVY RAIN
COMING DOWN, BLOWING SIDEWAYS
IN SOME PLACES.
THE WIND HAS NOT LET UP IN THE
LEAST SINCE THE DUST STORM
ROLLED DOWN.
ROLLED DOWN. IN FACT, IF ANYTHING, IT'S
ACTUALLY GOTTEN A LITTLE WORSE,
GUYS.
GUYS.
GUYS. >>
GUYS. >> WILL ARE YOU SEEING
LIGHTNING OUT THERE?
>> Reporter: NO.
YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY
LIGHTNING AT ALL, WHICH IS A
LITTLE UNUSUAL WITH SOME OF
THESE STORMS.
THESE STORMS. I KIND OF EXPECTED WITH A DUST
STORM AND A BIG MONSOON STORM
WE HAVE ROLL THROUGH HERE IN
THE AFTERNOON, YOU GUYS KNOW
USUALLY IT CARRIES A LITTLE
LIGHTNING.
LIGHTNING. I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY OF THAT.
NEVER MIND.
NEVER MIND. AS I SAID THAT, THERE'S ONE
THAT POPS TO MY LEFT.
THERE'S OUR FIRST LIGHTNING
STRIKE OF THE TRIP.
>> I KNEW IT WAS INEVITABLE.
>> HOW ARE THE DRIVERS REACTING
TO THIS?
TO THIS?
TO THIS? HAVE YOU SEEN A TORNADO, WILL,
HAVE YOU SEEN THAT?
WE'RE KIDDING.
WE'RE KIDDING. HOW ARE THE DRIVERS REACTING TO
THIS THOUGH?
THIS THOUGH? IT CAN BE HIT OR MISS, I THINK
SOMETIMES.
SOMETIMES. SOME DRIVERS SEEM TO BE EXTRA
CORKS, AND THEN SOME ACT --
CAUTIOUS, AND THEN SOME ACT
LIKE NOTHING IS HAPPENING AT
ALL.
ALL.
ALL. >>
ALL. >> Reporter: I HAVEN'T SEEN
ANYBODY WHO IS DRIVING LIKE
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL, SUNNY DAY
OUTSIDE.
OUTSIDE.
OUTSIDE. BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYBODY WHO
IS FROZEN IN FEAR EITHER.
YOU CAN SEE THE STOPLIGHTS
GOING FOR A LOT OF WAYS.
A LOT OF THAT IS RUSH HOUR
TRAFFIC.
TRAFFIC.
TRAFFIC. IT'S 4:30 IN TEMPE.
THIS STRETCH OF ROAD IS USUALLY
BUSY.
BUSY.
BUSY. BUT
BUSY. BUT IT'S OBVIOUSLY A LOT
SLOWER.
SLOWER.
SLOWER. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF SPACE IN
BETWEEN.
BETWEEN.
BETWEEN. I THINK EVERYBODY IS PAYING
ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT THIS
RAIN IS COMING DOWN VERY HARD.
THEY KNOW THEY JUST DROVE
THROUGH A BIG DUST STORM TO GET
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. SO
HERE. SO FAR EVERYBODY'S DOING ALL
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
RIGHT. >>
RIGHT. >> IT'S SAFE TO SAY, I THINK IF
YOU'RE EXPECTING SOMEONE TO BE
AT HOME AT A CERTAIN TIME, THEY
MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT DELAYED
IN THIS AREA.
WE'RE JUST TOLD NOW THAT SKY
HARBOR IS SEEING A LOT OF
DELAYS.
DELAYS.
DELAYS. >> 80 FLIGHTS HAVE BEEN DELAYED
AT SKY HARBOR BECAUSE OF THIS
STORM.
STORM.
STORM. ALSO, SRP TELLS US THAT 30,000
CUSTOMERS IN THE SOUTHEAST
VALLEY ARE WITHOUT POWER RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. >>
NOW. >> YEAH, I WAS READING THE
TWEET FROM SKY HARBOR.
A LOT OF THE FLIGHTS ARE
ACTUALLY BEING DIVERTED.
A LOT OF THE FLIGHTS IN THE AIR
ARE CIRCLING ABOVE, OR BEING
DIVERTED TO OTHER AIRPORTS.
AS CARIBE MENTIONED, 80 FLIGHTS
DELAYED RIGHT NOW.
JUST LOOKING AT THAT PICTURE ON
THE BOTTOM LEFT OF YOUR SCREEN,
WE ALL KNOW THAT THE WATER
ACCUMULATES SO QUICKLY ON THE
VALLEY FREEWAYS HERE.
SO YOU REALLY NEED TO TAKE IT
SLOW BY, BECAUSE YOU HIT THAT
LITTLE AREA.
LITTLE AREA. >> A LOT OF TIMES, SINCE WE
HAVEN'T HAD A LOT OF RAIN,
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF SLICK OIL
THAT'S STILL ON THE SURFACE OF
THE FREEWAY.
THE FREEWAY. SO A LOT OF TIMES THAT FIRST
HEAVY STORM CAN BE DANGEROUS,
BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT ALL THAT
GREASE STILL ON THERE.
SO IT'S REALLY EASY TO SPIN OUT
OF CONTROL IF YOU ARE
ENCOUNTERING THIS RAIN AT A
HIGH RATE OF SPEED, OR MAYBE
YOU TAKE A SHARP CURVE OR
SOMETHING, SO HOPEFULLY FOLKS
ARE BEING CAREFUL OUT THERE.
SO FAR WHERE WILL IS ON THE
202, IT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
HE SAID THEY'RE GOING 20 MILES
PER HOUR OR SO.
I WANT TODAY ASK YOU, HAVE YOU
SEEN ANY ACCIDENTS ON THE
FREEWAY YET?
FREEWAY YET? ANYBODY PULLED OVER TO THE
SIDE?
SIDE?
SIDE? >>
SIDE? >> Reporter: THERE'S BEEN A
COUPLE OF PEOPLE PULLED OFF TO
THE SIDE.
THE SIDE.
THE SIDE. NOT SO MUCH WITH ACCIDENTS, BUT
JUST PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE,
TRYING TO WAIT THIS OUT.
YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH RAIN IS
COMING DOWN.
COMING DOWN. IT'S DEFINITELY STARTING TO
SHEET ON THE FREEWAY.
SO NO ACCIDENTS RIGHT NOW,
EVERYBODY IS DRIVING FAIRLY
SAFELY.
SAFELY.
SAFELY. I
SAFELY. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GOING TO
STICK AROUND IF WE CONTINUE TO
HAVE THIS.
HAVE THIS. >> YOU'RE HEADED EAST, RIGHT
WILL?
WILL?
WILL? >>
WILL? >> Reporter: YES.
WE'RE HEADED INTO MESA RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. THE
NOW. THE 202 IN MCCLINTOCK.
WE'RE PASSING MCCLINTOCK RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. >>
NOW. >> I
NOW. >> I THINK LINDSEY SAID, AND
MAYBE WE CAN OPEN UP LINDSEY'S
MIC AS WELL.
ONE OF THOSE CELLS IS PART OF
THE TWO STORMS THAT CONVERGED
RIGHT OVER THE TEMPE/MESA AREA,
SO IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE
PROBABLY HEADED RIGHT INTO IT.
>> ACTUALLY, IT'S RAINING
HARDER RIGHT NOW IN TEMPE.
>> Reporter: I CAN DEFINITELY
TELL, IT'S GOTTEN A LOT
HEAVIER.
HEAVIER.
HEAVIER. >> GO AHEAD, LINDSEY.
>> THE HEAVIEST OF THE RAIN IS
FALLING FROM SCOTTSDALE INTO
SALT RIVER.
SALT RIVER. TEMPE AS WELL.
NOW MESA IS STARTING TO LIGHTEN
UP JUST A LITTLE BIT.
SO AS YOU TRAVEL EAST, WILL,
YOU'LL START TO SEE THE
RAINFALL RATES DECREASE,
BECAUSE THAT STORM IS MOVING
WEST AT 20 TOWARD DOWNTOWN
PHOENIX, AND YOU'RE MOVING EAST