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Tucson Citizen from Tucson, Arizona • 3

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Tucson Citizeni
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Tucson, Arizona
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4 i StoraMcss heavy damage as it sweeps across the city Continued from 1A GARY GAYNORTucaon Cozen Tucson Electric Power crews cut and remove one of the downed power lines across West Ina Road Moviegoers at the Century Park 12 Theater 1055 Grant Road were left in the dark at about 4:55 pm said employee Francisco had a whole mob right in foe lobby getting redeemable said Torres as he stood waving away cars at the main entrance XAVIER GALLEGOSTucaon Citizen Tucson Citizen dress shirt planning to call his in surance company to repair his car which at one point sat under more than 5 feet of water whole inside was just full of Yingst said was completely inundated" Many people were rescued from their cars in swift water from one end of the city to die other as emergency crews were swamped and everyday citizens plunged into the running water to help No (me was seriously injured in the rescues fire officials said The Tucson Fire Department responded to more than 350 calls said Tucson Fire Department Capt Randall Ogden It could hardly have been worse: the storm hit at rush hour on a Friday night Ogden noted A lightning-sparked fire did $30000 damage to a trailer in the 10000 block of North Silverbell Road that fortunately was abandoned and unoccupied Winds flipped over another trailer across town in the 7000 block of South Craycroft Road Two people inside made it out un-iiyured but a third suffered scratches and bruises according to RuralMetro Fire Department The storm hitting shortly after 4 pm dumped 15 to 3 inches of rain around the parched city with the most falling in central Tucson This had been the driest summer recorded this century according to a National Weather Service meteorologist The highest wind gust yesterday of 76 mph was recorded at 4:28 pm at Tucson International Airport where an aviation hangar was damaged Anything above 73 mph is hurricane force Among the damaged buildings was Tierra Antigua Village 1150 El Dorado Place which lost a roof on one apartment unit and had water damage in another Margo Porter 30 said she was walking in the lower part of her apartment when she felt water were sitting in here and we walked downstairs in our socks and all of the sudden we felt them get real Porter said as maintenance workers cleaned her carpet last night The West Side where many residents reported flooding in their homes had strong winds and marble-size haiL The American Red Cross hastily set up a shelter for storm victims in graving the storm VanTran driver Jorge Carlos helps Jose Go-inez get to an appointment at SL Hospital you didn't get your newspaper please let us know We will deliver a replacement if you call during the following hours: Weekdays 5:30 to 7 pm Saturdays 1230 to 2 pm Sundays 7 to 11 am Circulation Department Customer Service 573-4511 TDD service (for heanng impaired) 573-4534 A Gannett Newspaper CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO 4850 Park Ave POBOX 26767 Tucson Ariz 85726 Postmaster Send address changes to address listed above Publttwd apt Stnday Library ef Congrw kUTOMirann number 866-5476 Vot 125 No HO MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SUGGESTED RETML SUBSCRIPTION RATES PoyaM in advertoo Horae Oebvery by Carter td Aulo Romo OKan on ly $720 lor 4 week $03 60 yeerty CMzon In combraon rath Sunday Star IB 60 lor 4 eraeke $124 $0 yeerty Weekender pocfcapo of fridoyand Sekrtey i end wtocM hoWeye a46i Sunday Star 6640 for 4 woohat (Prtoee eubfoct id penkBielinQ cerriera By angle copy 36 cento Oaky By in afc $360 par week (Moa-SaLK the gymnasium at Arizona Schools for the Deaf and Blind 1200 Speedway Blvd It was closed at midnight after no one showed up said Jean-Jacques Surbeck a spokesman with the Red Cross Crews from Tucson Electric Power worked through the night repairing downed power lines throughout the city said spokesman Jay Gonzales "The damage was so widespread difficult to he said but added that the number of residents who lost power was into the Priorities for TEP crews depended on the size of outages Gonzales said But crews were expected to restore power to most customers by this morning Power at Tucson Medical Center and Northwest Hospital went out briefly but emergency generators kicked on There were no reported problems officials said South of Tucson Green Valley was without power for at least 30 minutes A crane worked into the night to pluck power lines from Interstate 19 at Pima Mine Road The freeway was closed until 4 this morning when one lane in each direction reopened The power lines there were part of a six-mile swath of lines that were knocked down extending from Mission Road to Old Nogales Highway said RuralMetro spokesman Corey Reed Several businesses in downtown and West Side Tucson closed after their electricity went out A Sf i iwraymV Pad aTuaon Aitrana Seoond-Ctaea TIirH a- xv zv- 1 Save at more than 1000 locations! 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