The Phoenix storm surprised many residence with golf ball size hail and tons of damage. See the pictures below! Pictures are worth a thousand words!
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Arizona Hail Damage
PHOENIX — The hail storm that blanketed Arizona yesterday caused wind damage, lightening, flooding, and damage from golf ball-sized hail across the Valley. Viewers from Phoenix, Scottsdale, Glendale, Peoria, Tempe, and Sedona share photos of their storm experience in this slide show.
See more storm photos from other Arizona cities in the photo list below.
The first major storm cell swept through Central Phoenix at about 12:30 p.m. Rain and winds were so heavy that officials at Sky Harbor International Airport had to stop departures and delay arriving flights for about an hour.
The airport resumed operations at about 1:30 p.m. Between 40 and 50 planes were lined up for departures as arrivals were coming in. The deputy aviation director said everything was running slower than usual because the planes need to stay relatively far apart due to the weather.
The storm dropped hail the size of golf balls and toppled trees.
SRP reported 19,000 people were without power at about 2 p.m.
Photos Arizona Hail Storm 2010
More Photos Arizona Hail Storm 2010
Gilbert teen injured in car crash
A 17-year-old Gilbert teen was in serious condition Thursday night after a three-vehicle accident near Val Vista Drive and Germann Road sent him to Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn trauma center with a head injury, officials said.
Fire officials were dispatched around 6:30 p.m. after a report of a three-vehicle accident with a pickup truck on its side, said a Gilbert Fire Department spokesman, Capt. Mike Connor.
Four of the people involved in the accident were treated and released on scene. The 17-year-old suffered head injuries and loss of consciousness and was transported by helicopter to the trauma center, where he was in serious condition, Connor said.
Connor also said the teen was a passenger in a Nissan 350Z at the time of the collision.
The driver of a Ford F-150 was traveling south on Val Vista and tried to make a left turn in the intersection when the driver of the Nissan, which was traveling north on Val Vista, failed to stop for a red light. The pickup was then pushed into a mini-van that was stopped at the intersection, police said.
Connor said the Fire Department’s HAZMAT team was dispatched to the scene after the pickup rolled and spilled pool chemicals onto the roadway. The truck was carrying muriatic acid and a large amount of powdered chlorine.
The HAZMAT team was able to safely clear the intersection of the chemicals, and it was reopened to traffic after an hour, Connor said.