Heavy rain flooded parts of Tucson, Arizona, on Tuesday morning, leaving at least one auto stranded up to its roof in water as the fast-moving currents quickly swamped roads.
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An earlier report from the National Weather Service said rainfall was expected to be significant.
Flooding was also reported on roads near Interstate 10 as the rain continued to fall, Tucson.com said. Heavy rain associated with Tropical Storm Javier in Mexico fell over the American Southwest. The Sun Link Street Car halted service Tuesday morning, halting all of its almost four-mile route, according to the Associated Press.
Pima County says Supervisor Sharon Bronson was one of the people rescued by firefighters after her vehicle was submerged in water during a heavy rainstorm on Tuesday.
Captain Barrett Baker says there were in total 75 calls for help for water-related incidents.
Two inches of rain or more were reported in some parts of the city as the storms zeroed in on an area with a low threshold for flooding, according to local storm reports.
As storm chances increase, the biggest concern will be drenching rain that could lead to flooding Tuesday night and Wednesday.
Heavy rain associated with Tropical Storm Javier in Mexico was expected to hit much of the American Southwest and bring the possibility of more flash floods.
The area will remain under a flash food watch until Wednesday evening as moisture associated with Tropical Storm Javier moves into Southern Arizona.
Phoenix also could see flash flooding just days after the state saw damaging severe weather, the National Weather Service said. The Navajo Nation encompasses parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.
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Mexican authorities evacuated people from low-lying areas around the resort city Cabo San Lucas as Tropical Storm Javier blew past the tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula and then weakened to a tropical.
