PHOENIX (AP) – Flooding from heavy monsoon season rains in the Phoenix area forced authorities on Tuesday to close several major roads, including a portion of Interstate 17, while elsewhere firefighters rescued multiple motorists and a small trailer park was evacuated.
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for much of the metro area and north of the city where up to 8 inches of rain has fallen in some of the mountainous regions along the interstate.
The storms are expected to affect a large area of the state throughout the day.
“It’s like a conveyor belt of showers coming through here,” National Weather Service meteorologist Ken Waters said. “We’re seeing new cells popping up in the Phoenix area and just outside the Phoenix area.”
Sporadic storms are expected to continue in the area for the next few days.