Highlights
- Floodwaters reached six to seven inches near 64th Street and McKellips in Mesa, turning streets into rivers Wednesday.
- Emergency teams pulled stranded drivers from three cars at Power and Hermosa Vista; no injuries were reported.
- Near the 101 and Raintree in Scottsdale, water climbed to nearly two feet, swamping several vehicles before state troopers intervened.
- AZCentral and FOX 10 Phoenix independently confirmed the flooding and rescue activity across the East Valley.
Monsoon storms hit the East Valley hard Wednesday, sending floodwaters six to seven inches deep through Mesa streets and pushing water levels to nearly two feet near a major Scottsdale freeway interchange, according to Arizona's Family, with the flooding corroborated by AZCentral and FOX 10 Phoenix.
Near 64th Street and McKellips in Mesa, rushing floodwaters swept down streets and alleys, leaving thick mud and debris behind. Janet Coen, a 35-year resident of the street, described the scene: "The street was water to water, curb to curb right there, and it was coming out of the alley and running off my property. Everywhere. I mean, I've never seen it like this, and I've lived here 35 years; it was crazy."
Emergency teams responded to Power and Hermosa Vista, pulling stranded drivers from three cars swallowed by rushing water. Nobody was hurt.
In Scottsdale, water levels climbed to nearly two feet near the 101 and Raintree, swamping several vehicles. State troopers deployed four-wheel-drive vehicles to push through the current and move the stalled cars to dry ground.
No additional water rescues or injuries had been reported as of publication; conditions across the East Valley are expected to stabilize as the storm system moves through.
Sources
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- AZ Family (3TV/CBS5) retrieved 17/09/2026 02:23
- AZ Central retrieved 17/09/2026 02:23
- Fox 10 Phoenix retrieved 17/09/2026 02:23
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