Tornado Warnings & Flooding/Wind Damage in & around Phoenix AZ 01/21/10

Tree Down Near Desert Ridge Marketplace in Phoenix/Tornado Warning at the time

Desert Ridge Mall or Marketplace in Phoenix(Was Not Damaged)

Tornado Warnings, (any touch downs?)  went up just North and East of Phoenix Near Scottsdale AZ and Gilbert AZ on the evening of January 21st, 2010.  There are numerous reports of trees down and damage.  Flooding is a major problem with many water rescues happened on the evening of the 21st. Crews are searching for a missing boy swept away in flood waters.

2 small tents Collapsed at Russo-Steele Auction in North Scottsdale in high winds Thursday evening. One person suffered a minor injury and people were evacuated from the larger tent, police said.

The storm has already forced the closure of schools, major interstates and a ski resort, and grounded flights at Sky Harbor, one of the nation’s busiest airports.

The National Weather Service has to survey the damage Friday January 22nd and look for signs of tornado damage or straight line wind damage. They will be looking to see if the downed trees show any signs of  twisting.  In the picture above, of the tree down in the parking lot, it looks like it may have been twisted.   In the mean time there are big flooding issues across La Paz, Maricopa, and southern Gila counties.   Creek levels were still rising on the morning of the 22nd, especially the Tonto, Salt River, and the San Carlos Creek.  Showers and Thunderstorms are still in the forecast on Friday the 22nd of January.  Law enforcement officials said that flooding was still occurring through Friday afternoon January 22nd around Campaign Wash in the Roosevelt area, Pinal Creek was flooding the road crossings in the globe area and both Tonto Creek and Pinal Creek were flooding at all road crossings.
The Video Above: a monster storm system dumping buckets of rain in the Prescott, Arizona area. Flooding throughout the state January 21st, 2010.
The video below: The Wind and Rain 1/21/2010 hitting Tempe, AZ

The Video Below: We can’t forget that the mountains got hit very hard with several feet of snow, check out Flagstaff! A Winter Storm Warning Continues into Saturday January 23rd, 2010.  The Snow Level will drop to near 3,000 ft by Saturday morning and Arizona mountains can expect:  3,500ft to 4,000 ft. where they could see an inch.  4,000 to 5,000 ft. 2-4″, 5,000 to 7,000 ft 4-6″, and above 7,000 ft 6-10″.