A big swath of rain soaked Tucson overnight, leaving some areas without power Monday morning.
Storms started to develop over broad swaths of Tucson Monday evening, and thunder and lightning covered much of the area overnight.
The National Weather Service in Tucson recorded between 0.5 and one inch of rain in the Metro Tucson area, with other parts of town receiving an excess of one inch.
Residents from various parts of the city were posting on Facebook and tweeting Monday night about the rain โ many saying it's their first real storm of the season.
"Lots" of rain was reported by residents in areas including Country Club and Fort Lowell on the city's north side, and in the east-side's Speedway and Kolb as well as Pantano and Wrightstown areas. One person reported hail.
"Every Tucson person on Snapchat is talking about rain like it's the first time they've ever seen it," said one tweet.
"I don't think there is a soul in tucson not excited for the start of the monsoon season," wrote another. There were also "Yays!" as well as a posting of, "Take THAT, Burro Fire."
The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory at 7 p.m.
On Monday Tucson Electric Power was working on several small outages, the biggest south of downtown stretching into the cityโs south side.
Police said some intersections were backed up because traffic signals were not working. Early Monday drivers were asked to avoid East Grant and North Swan Road.
Clouds were expected to clear up by 8 a.m. Tuesday. The high today should be about 100 degrees. A few clouds expected this evening with a stray shower or thunderstorm possible.
