WeatherFanatics: Cars Trapped, Drivers Rescued as Flooding Sweeps Through Tucson

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Cars Trapped, Drivers Rescued as Flooding Sweeps Through Tucson

Sean Breslin
Published: August 9,2016

Heavy rain flooded parts of Tucson, Arizona, on Tuesday morning, leaving at least one car stranded up to its roof in water as the fast-moving currents quickly swamped roads.
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. This left some roads flooded and impassable in a hurry, and at least three vehicles were stranded in floodwaters in midtown Tucson, Tucson News Now reported on Twitter.
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Flooding was also reported on roads near Interstate 10 as the rain continued to fall, Tucson.com said. The Sun Link Street Car halted service Tuesday morning, halting all of its nearly four-mile route, according to the Associated Press.
More than 5,000 homes and businesses lost power during the storms, Tucson Electric Power said. It's not yet known if anyone was injured in these floods.