Thousands of residents were in the dark Sunday night as a winter storm moved across the Valley.
NOW: @SRPconnect reporting six outages across the Valley due to tripped circuit breakers. #abc15 pic.twitter.com/suhmdE0rcK
— ABC15 Arizona (@abc15) November 28, 2016
Approximately 8,000 SRP and APS customers were without power at the height of the storm, as circuit breakers tripped and power lines went down in the gusting winds and driving rains.
Neighborhood in the dark at 51st Ave/Thomas. SRP working to restore power. pic.twitter.com/AonAfYm3vL
— Raquel Cervantes (@RaquelABC15) November 28, 2016
Most of the outages were repaired by 9 p.m., however both power companies still had hundreds of customers without power just after 10 p.m.
Sky Harbor Airport officials also said the weather was to blame for several flight delays for incoming travelers.
If you're picking up a passenger tonight, be sure to check flight status. We're seeing weather delays.
— PHX Sky Harbor (@PHXSkyHarbor) November 28, 2016
The National Weather Service recorded winds gusted to 50 miles per hour during the storm.
Mesa resident David Kriete said he heard a noise in the storm that "sounded like a car going into a house."
When Kriete looked outside, he saw his large, canvas-covered shed flipped over. It had crashed against a neighbor's mobile home, blocking her door.
"I was flipping out," Kreite said.
When he ran to check on the neighbor, she was unhurt and "she kept yelling at me to come back tomorrow, get out of the rain," Kriete said.
The shed, worth about $300, was ruined.
