TEMPE, AZ — Months after a powerful microburst tore through Tempe last October, crews with Salt River Project (SRP) and the City of Tempe are planting 114 new trees, including in areas hit hardest by the storm.
The winds, which reached 70 to 90 miles per hour, damaged hundreds of homes and knocked down more than 500 trees on city property. This effort isn’t just about replacing what was lost, it’s about planting smarter. Native trees are going in safer locations, away from power lines, to provide fast-growing shade, while high-risk trees are being removed to prevent future outages.
ABC15 Meteorologist Justin Hobbs takes us behind the scenes of the planting effort to show how Tempe is rebuilding stronger and greener ahead of the next monsoon season.
