Flooding has hit areas of Gilbert as Sunday morning's storm caused issues across the town.
The Maricopa County Flood Control District reported more than two inches of rain in town by 5 a.m. Sunday.
In response, the town has closed Desert Sky Park, the beach at Cosmo Dog Park and the fields at Cactus Yards.
Additionally, water in the roadways caused northbound Gilbert Road to be closed at Williams Field Road while crews do pumping to get the street back open.
Other areas remain open, even as some receive attention from crews. Those include:
- Val Vista Drive and Germann Road northeast corner;
- Val Vista Drive and Frye Road northbound;
- Higley and Pecos roads westbound;
- Gilbert Road and Galveston Street northbound;
- Cooper Road and Velero Street;
- Freestone Park.
The Gilbert Fire and Rescue Department responded to a house fire Sunday morning near Greenfield and Pecos roads that was possibly caused by a lightning strike, officials said. Investigators are on scene.
Fire and Rescue has also replenished bags for sand at stations 1, 2730 E. Williams Field Road, Gilbert, and 9, 3355 E. Ocotillo Road, Gilbert. They are working to get more sand to Station 3, 1011 E. Guadalupe Road, Gilbert.
With more rain expected over the next 24 hours, the town is asking people to drive with caution — slow down and do not drive on flooded roadways or lanes with pooling water.
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Tom Blodgett
Senior News Editor | Gilbert
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Tom Blodgett joined Independent Newsmedia, Inc., USA, in 2022, when the company acquired Community Impact Newspaper's Phoenix-area properties. Raised in Arizona, he has spent more than 35 years in journalism in the state.
Community: He has served as an instructional professional in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication since 2005, and is editorial adviser to The State Press, the university's independent student media outlet. He also is director of operations for an 18U girls fastpitch softball team from Gilbert.
Education: Arizona State University with a BS in Journalism.
Random Fact: He lived in Belgium during his freshman year of high school.
Hobbies: Tweeting enthusiastically about ASU softball (season-ticket holder) and grumpily about other local sports (pessimistic fan).
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