Hurricane-force winds, heavy rain hit Phoenix area
Flight delays were likely to continue Friday afternoon because flight crews were kept late and may have worked the maximum number of hours allowed.
National Weather Service meteorologist Leslie Wanek said Sky Harbor recorded peak winds of 75 mph, but radar indicated gusts of up to 100 mph in parts of the metro area.
In Tempe, Arizona State University officials said the storm damaged the school's new $8.4 million indoor practice facility, which is used mostly for football.
A witness said the fabric roof on the structure was shredded and the bubble dome had completely deflated.
The 103,500-square-foot facility was completed this month.
At the state Capitol, a statue of World War I pilot Frank Luke Jr. was toppled from its pedestal. Hundreds of trees in central and uptown Phoenix were downed, and windows were blown out of at least one high-rise building downtown.
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Posted By: St0l1 @ 07/24/2008 7:06:18 PM
Comment: There have been tornadoes, flooding, drought, hurricanes and everything else for millions of years on this planet. But that doesn't make a bit of difference to people like you, who use these tragedys to fuel your own political agenda. It is pathetic.
And you want to talk about political pandering? What about all the rhetoric removed from Obamas website about how the surge in Iraq wasn't working, now that everyone is saying that it is? And now he is saying we need to send 10,000 more troops to Afghanistan. Is that the type of political pandering you are talking about? Or how about getting all our troops out of Iraq 16 months after he is elected...now he is going back on that, citing 'troop safety' and 'I???m going to continue to gather information to find out whether those conditions still hold.' Don't you think he should have gathered the information before he made baseless promises to the American people? I guess that is the type of 'Straight talk' you are referring too.
Obama is no better than any of the other weasels on 'The Hill'. It is to bad people like yourself can not see passed your own drunk love for the guy to see that.
Posted By: emmarcee @ 06/13/2008 1:11:48 PM
Comment: want to make it political? bash the bitter people with faith? you liberal? Just take a look at the worst affected areas and democratic delegate map. Start praying. Or pretend that you don't see these things. Don't drag the gas tax holiday into this. BTW , next time don't drive around the time looking for the gas station which gives you 10 cents a gallon less. YOu don't care for the small change anyway.
Posted By: ilovespunky @ 05/26/2008 11:24:43 AM
Comment: I live about 30 - 40 miles away from Parkersburg, IA. Politics and global warming aside this is a tradegy that will take the residents of Parkersburg a long time to recover from. We are all saddened by the sudden loss. On this Memorial Day, let's take time to pray for those families devestated by the storms that took too many lives.