Highlights
- NWS Phoenix issued a Flood Advisory for Maricopa County effective 7:17 p.m. Monday, expiring at 10:15 p.m.
- Doppler radar showed 0.5 to 1 inch of rain already fallen, with an additional 0.25 to 0.5 inches expected.
- Downtown Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Sky Harbor Airport, and Camelback Mountain are among named affected locations.
- NWS urges drivers not to enter flooded roads, noting most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
<p>The <a href="https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8df39f51368d07e7bdef8c2bb3c580d0ae0772d7.001.1">National Weather Service in Phoenix</a> issued a Flood Advisory for Maricopa County at 7:17 p.m. Monday, July 13, running until 10:15 p.m. MST. The advisory covers south central Arizona and carries a minor severity rating.</p> <p>Doppler radar at the time of issuance showed heavy rain from active thunderstorms across the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain had already fallen, and NWS expects an additional 0.25 to 0.5 inches before the advisory expires.</p> <p>Impacts include minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas, rising water levels in small streams and normally dry arroyos, and water over roadways. Named locations expected to experience flooding include Phoenix, Tempe, Paradise Valley, Camelback Mountain, Piestewa Peak Park, Papago Park, Sky Harbor Airport, <a href="/entity/downtown/">Downtown</a> Scottsdale, Downtown Phoenix, and Tempe Marketplace.</p> <p>NWS advises drivers to turn around when encountering flooded roads, noting that most flood deaths occur in vehicles. The agency also flags heightened risk after dark, when flood conditions are harder to identify.</p> <p>The Flood Control District of Maricopa County maintains a <a href="https://alert.fcd.maricopa.gov/alert/Google/v3/mcdot.html">live flooded roadway map</a> updated in real time. The advisory expires at 10:15 p.m. MST; NWS Phoenix will issue updates if conditions change before then.</p>
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