Friday's thunderstorms over the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ area brought not only winds and rain but also outages for many customers with ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Electric Power.
According to the National Weather Service in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, the city received .21 of an inch of rainfall with 30 mph winds.
A lightning strike captured at I-19 at Valencia Road by the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Department of Transportation Friday night.
More than 12,000 customers were in the dark as TEP crews were working to fix outages last night around 9:30 p.m. At least one outage was caused by weather. The power was restored several hours later.
TEP outage map showing several areas being impacted by weather on Friday night.
Storms are expected to hit the city Saturday bringing possible "wet microbursts" the weather service says.
Additionally, blowing dust may reach parts of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ this afternoon after 3 p.m. Drivers along Interstate 10 should keep in mind the safest route in a dust storm is to pull over, keep seat belts on and make sure brake lights are off.
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Looking ahead, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans can expect storms to possibly reach us on Sunday. A 26 percent chance of rain was given by the weather service.
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Contact Star reporter Shaq Davis at 573-4218 or sdavis@tucson.com
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