Phoenix Flood Impact

Massive flooding is taking place across Phoenix, Arizona.  It is estimated that rainfall amounts topped 4″ in a little over an hour, resulting in widespread flooding across portions of the city.

Monsoon deluge flooding near Phoenix, water rescues in progress. More: http://t.co/wSfoKXPPVK Image via @12news pic.twitter.com/8WnT3H7B8O

— Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) August 19, 2014

Flooding @ Hatcher Rd. & 11th Street in Phoenix. #azwx #azmonsoon pic.twitter.com/lOmOXzIpdD

— Richard Prange (@Rich_NEWS_Dude) August 19, 2014

Arizona flooding “@lightnin35: @spann a woman I went to school with sent me this, this is near her house in Phoenix pic.twitter.com/e46yXlcj4V”

— James Spann (@spann) August 19, 2014

This is what 2-3" of rain does in the desert. Phoenix flooding today #azwx pic.twitter.com/IoNlgwF6F2

— Damon Lane (@KOCOdamonlane) August 19, 2014

2-4″ of rainfall within an hour is a lot, however, its impacts are multiplied when it occurs over very dry areas such as Phoenix. The vast majority of this rain resulted in runoff, which created the flooding issues.

VIDEO: @PHXFire talks flooding, water rescues, driver safety http://t.co/l1DFI5paOR #abc15 pic.twitter.com/5y0XeKrLKO

— ABC15 Arizona (@abc15) August 19, 2014

The meandering system that caused this mess continues to threaten the area as more rain could be on the way. Fingers crossed it dissipates and doesn’t add on to this Phoenix flood impact.