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Report: 90,000 lost power during Thursday's storm in Phoenix

Reported by: ABC15.com staff
Last Update: 9/02/2008 12:44 am

All Arizona Public Service customers had their power restored by Monday evening after three powerful storms ripped through the metro area Thursday night.

At the height of the outage, 90,000 customers were without electricity and 147 poles were knocked down.

The official said the strongest recorded wind was 126 mph, which is equivalent to a category 3 hurricane.

See a photo slideshow of the storm damage by clicking the link to the left.

Video See the storm from east Phoenix as it pounds the Valley

The storm dropped nearly two inches of rain in just the downtown Phoenix area and caused dramatic damage in several neighborhoods.

National Weather Service meteorologist Leslie Wanek said Sky Harbor recorded peak winds of 75 mph, but radar indicated gusts of up to 100 mph in parts of the metro area.


The strongest gust was reported at 85 mph, recorded at 16th Street and Thomas Road just after 10 p.m., according to the weather service. 
 
Hail reports ranged from 1/4 inch to 3/4 inch coming from the Guadalupe area.  

There were also reports of hail in Chandler, Phoenix and Scottsdale.

Video See video of hail captured near 32nd St. & Cambell Ave. in Phoenix 

Video See lightning video from the ABC15 Chase Cam in downtown Phoenix

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Sky Harbor picked up nearly an inch of rain during the storm.

That brings our yearly total to over 10 inches since October 1, 2007!

See the only 10-day forecast in the Valley 

Rain totals for Thursday's storm

Downtown Phoenix 1.89"
Avondale  1.49"
Gilbert 1.26"
Paradise Valley .94"
Sky Harbor  .94" R
Mesa  1.18"
Buckeye  .47"
Goodyear  .47"
Ahwatukee  1.30"
Chandler  .98"
Fountain HIlls  1.34"
Scottsdale  1.14"
Cave Creek  .31"
Peoria .04"

ABC15 News Director Joe Hengemuehler talks about the storm from his car



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