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LIVE UPDATES: TEP customers lose power in Marana as Friday storm moves through northwest Tucson

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for city of Tucson and southwest vicinity
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Posted at 4:05 PM, Jun 28, 2024

UPDATE 10:00 p.m.

Power has been restored to all areas.

UPDATE 7:39 p.m.

According to the Tucson Electric Power outage map, power has been restored to the roughly 2280 customers in the Continental Ranch area of Marana.

The outage map is still showing about 80 customers without power near North La Cholla Boulevard and Ruthrauff Road.

TEP is also showing an outage near Silverbell and Grant Roads. That outage is only affecting 11 customers but power has been restored to 41 others.

UPDATE 6:20 p.m.

Cuyler Diggs has an update below as we're seeing thunderstorms redevelop on Tucson's northwest side. Eddie Celaya has an update below on conditions near the Tucson Mall:

Traffic backs up, some customers lose power on northside, in Marana as storm continues

Tucson Electric Power's online outage map is showing roughly 2280 customers in the Continental Ranch area of Marana currently without power.

View live updates to the TEP outage map here.

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TEP's outage map showing about 2280 customers without power near Continental Ranch in Marana.

UPDATE 5:30 p.m.

The largest cell of Friday's monsoon storm moved up to the Marana area, with continued activity in the Green Valley area and to the Southwest.

Cuyler Diggs has an update in the video below. KGUN 9's Eddie Celaya was on the northside as the storm rolled through to assess damages.

Friday's storm continues to move to northeast side

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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued Friday afternoon for the Tucson metro and extending to the southwest to Three Points.

Expect heavy rain in the Tucson Estates area as the storm moves to the northeast at about 10 miles per hour, according to KGUN 9's Cuyler Diggs in our First Warning Weather Center.

This storm could potentially produce up to 60 mile per hour outflow winds with street flooding.

In Santa Cruz County and western Cochise County near Sonoita and Whetsone, an Areal Flood Advisory is in effect until 5:15 p.m.

Near Hereford in Cochise County, a Flash Flood Warning is in effect until 6:15 p.m.

Full look at storm activity below and coming up in our evening newscasts: