°Õ³ó¾±²õÌýstoryÌýincludes a list of updates from yesterday's storm.Ìý
9:30 p.m.Ìý
Here is a map of the 12 hour rainfall amounts across SE AZ ending at 7 PM MST.
— NWS Tucson (@NWSTucson)
5:55 p.m.
North Thornydale Road at Magee Road is closed for road construction possibly due to flooding in the area. Drivers should use La Cholla Boulevard as an alternate route. There is no timetable for the road to reopen.Ìý
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5:10 p.m.
Tangerine Road reopens after nearly three hours due to flooding.
Traffic Update: Tangerine Rd between I-10 Frontage and Dove Mountain has re-opened. Please drive with care and watch for debris.
— Marana PD (@MaranaPD)
4:45 p.m.
A flash flood warning continues for the Oro Valley, Marana and Picture Rocks areas until 5:15 p.m. according to the National Weather Service in Tucson.
4:35 p.m.
The northwest side got pounded in Tuesday's storm. Rain gauges with the Pima County Regional Flood Control District showed some areas in Marana and Oro Valley received more than 2 inches of rain in the afternoon storm.
Here are some three-hour totals from the county as of 4:30 p.m.:
- Arthur Pack Regional Park, 9100 block of North Thornydale Road — 2.32 inches
- Cañada del Oro Wash at Ina Road — .91 of an inch
- Santa Cruz River and Ina Road — .91 of an inch
- Moore Road at North La Cholla Boulevard — 1.50 inches.
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Photos: Union Pacific train derailed north of Tucson
Union Pacific train derailment in Marana
Crews work on the cleanup of Tuesday's Union Pacific derailment north of Twin Peaks Rd on July 11, 2018
Union Pacific train derailment in Marana
Piles of product lies alongside fallen train cars at the cleanup of Tuesday's Union Pacific derailment north of Twin Peaks Rd on July 11, 2018.
Union Pacific train derailment in Marana
A crane lifts pre-fabricated rail sections onto the track bed during the cleanup of Tuesday's Union Pacific derailment north of Twin Peaks Rd on July 11, 2018.
Union Pacific train derailment in Marana
Crews work on the cleanup of Tuesday's Union Pacific derailment north of Twin Peaks Rd on July 11, 2018.
Union Pacific train derailment in Marana
A crane lifts pre-fabricated rail sections onto the track bed behind train car debris during the cleanup of Tuesday's Union Pacific derailment north of Twin Peaks Rd on July 11, 2018.
Union Pacific train derailment in Marana
Packages litter the area around the fallen shipping cars during on the cleanup of Tuesday's Union Pacific derailment north of Twin Peaks Rd on July 11, 2018.
Union Pacific train derailment in Marana
Workers sort through packages being pulled from overturned cars during the cleanup of Tuesday's Union Pacific derailment north of Twin Peaks Rd on July 11, 2018.
Train derailment
Union Pacific train derailment on the east side of I-10 just north of Twin Peaks Road in Marana on July 10, 2018.
Train derailment
Union Pacific train derailment on the east side of I-10 just north of Twin Peaks Road in Marana on July 10, 2018.
Train derailment
An empty flatbed car on a bridge over a ditch filled with run-off following a train derailment just north of the Twin Peaks exit on I-10, Tuesday July 10, 2018.
Train derailment
Several cars of an east bound train that derailed just north of the Twin Peaks exit on I-10, Tuesday July 10, 2018.
Train derailment
Several cars askew but still attached to the front part of a train that lost several cars near the rear of the train to derail just north of the Twin Peaks exit on I-10, Tuesday July 10, 2018.
Train derailment
Several cars and debris from an east bound train derailment just north of the Twin Peaks exit on I-10, Tuesday July 10, 2018.
Train derailment
Several cars lie in a rain filled ditch, the rear portion of a train derailment just north of the Twin Peaks exit on I-10, Tuesday July 10, 2018.
Derailment
Several partially clinging to the tracks and still attached to the lead train, part of a derailment just north of the Twin Peaks exit on I-10, Tuesday July 10, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
4:30 p.m.
Arizona Department of Transportation is closing the I-10 frontage road from Twin Peaks to Avra Valley Road for 24 to 48 hours as crews cleanup the debris.
At least 20 railcars were involved, said Brian Keeley, a Northwest Fire District spokesman. He said there were no immediate reports of hazardous materials on the train.
3:50 p.m.
UPDATE on trail derailment: At least 20 cars derailed, fire crews investigating
3:25 p.m.
Rain has caused a train derailment between Twin Peaks and Avra Valley
— Northwest Fire (@NorthwestFire)
According to Marana Police, a train has been derailed. The frontage road, east of Interstate 10 between Twin Peaks and Marana Road, is closed.
3:15 p.m.Ìý
There is floodingÌýon Sandario Road between Avra Valley and Twin Peaks, according to the Marana Police Department. Motorists are advised to avoid the area.
Water is also in the roadways at the following locations, per the City of Marana.
- Casa Grande Highway at Barnett Road to Tangerine Farms Road
- Coachline Blvd at Windmill park
- Avra Valley at Casa Grande Highway west of freeway
- Twin Peaks Road west and east of Saguaro Bloom community
Raining a little now in Downtown Tucson, but not near as much as the SE & NW sides of town. Be safe out there & find safer/drier ways around flooded roadways or roads w/ washes running across them.
— Tucson Fire Department (@TucsonFirePIO)
3:05 p.m.
Power has been restored to all TEP customers in north Tucson. Power was also restored to the remaining 300 people in west Tucson shortly after, according to the outage map.
3:00 p.m.
Northwest Fire crews are working multiple water rescue calls. They said Cortaro Road is experiencing heavy flooding.
Crews working multiple swift water rescue calls all over the district. Main corridors like Cortaro road have heavy flooding. Please remain in a safe location until water recedes.
— Northwest Fire (@NorthwestFire)
2:50 p.m.
Marana Police Department announced road closures due to flooding. The roads closed are Tangerine Road between Interstate 10 and Dove Mountain.Ìý
The area should be avoided.
Monsoons officially hitting Marana.
— Town of Marana (@townofmarana)
2:45 p.m.
Thousands of people were without power in Tucson on Tuesday afternoon.
According toÌý, 1,102 customers were affected by an outage in north Tucson that began close to 2:30 p.m. As of 2:45 p.m., only 22 customers were still without power.
The outage spanned from West Moore Road to West Lambert Lane, between North Shannon Road and North La Canada Drive. The monsoon was to blame for the outage, the map shows.
More than a thousand people were also without power in west Tucson, near the Tucson Mountains. That outage began around 2 p.m. Power was restored for around 1,000 customers by 2:30 p.m. Another 304 in the area are still without power.
2:00 p.m.
A severe thunderstorm warning is in place for areas in north Tucson, Oro Valley, and Marana.
A flood advisory was also issued for northeastern sections of Pima County.Ìý
Contact reporter Gloria Knott at gknott@tucson.com or 573-4235. On Twitter: @gloriaeknott
Contact Star reporter Shaq Davis at 573-4218 or sdavis@tucson.com
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