A monsoon swept through parts of Arizona on Tuesday night, drenching Phoenix and unleashing winds that downed power lines and flipped airplanes on their side.
The intense rainfall came three days after Phoenix hit a new heat record, with the temperature reaching 110F on Saturday – reaching that mark for 54 days this year.
Tuesday’s monsoon did not bring large quantities of rain – as of 8am Wednesday, Horseshoe Lake had recorded 2.32 inches in the last 24 hours, while a site in Mesa recorded 2.13 inches – but it fell in a short space of time, drenching Arizonans.
Videos shared on social media showed downed power lines, falling trees and people sheltering from the storm.
At the peak of the outages, more than 32,000 electric customers were without power on Tuesday night.
A palm tree is seen toppling over in Phoenix on Tuesday evening
Wild storms buffeted Arizona on Tuesday night, with strong winds
A plane is pictured flipped on its roof at Falcon Field in Mesa,…