Highlights
- Heavy monsoon rain flooded streets in Scottsdale and Mesa on Wednesday, stranding multiple vehicles.
- Rescue crews pulled drivers from water reaching up to 2 feet deep, including near the Loop 101 on-ramp at Princess Drive.
- AZFamily and AZ Central both confirmed water rescues and power outages across the area.
- Safety officials are reminding drivers to turn around rather than attempt flooded roadways.
Monsoon storms flooded roads across Scottsdale and Mesa on Wednesday, stranding cars in standing water and prompting rescue crews to pull drivers to safety, FOX 10 reported.
Water reached up to 2 feet deep in affected areas. AZFamily reported that multiple vehicles were visible stranded in standing water on the Loop 101 on-ramp at Princess Drive in Scottsdale, with Arizona Department of Public Safety four-wheel-drive vehicles pushing cars clear of the water by 2:40 p.m. In Scottsdale, AZFamily also noted, drivers stalled in fast-moving water and remained stranded until law enforcement vehicles could push them out.
AZ Central confirmed the storms also knocked out power across parts of Mesa alongside the water rescues. AZFamily's broader storm coverage quoted residents describing conditions as unlike anything they had seen before.
Safety officials are urging drivers not to enter standing water, according to a report aggregated by Head Top Topics citing FOX 10's coverage. Road conditions in flood-prone corridors should be monitored through Scottsdale and Mesa city channels as additional storm cells remain possible through the week.
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- Fox 10 Phoenix retrieved 17/09/2026 04:53
- AZ Family (3TV/CBS5) retrieved 17/09/2026 04:53
- AZ Family (3TV/CBS5) retrieved 17/09/2026 04:53
- AZ Central retrieved 17/09/2026 04:53
- AZ Family (3TV/CBS5) retrieved 17/09/2026 04:53
- us.headtopics.com retrieved 17/09/2026 04:53
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