Monsoon pounds Phoenix, worst flooding in 30 years

[DrPizza]

Ballsy. Stupid, but ballsy.

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Anyone who intentionally drives into flooded water, if their vehicle breaks down, gets stuck, or otherwise is incapacitated, leading to the vehicle being totaled for flood damage, deserves to hear from the insurance company, "I'm sorry, intentionally destroying your vehicle is not covered. You're an idiot."

 

[DAGTA]

Anyone who intentionally drives into flooded water, if their vehicle breaks down, gets stuck, or otherwise is incapacitated, leading to the vehicle being totaled for flood damage, deserves to hear from the insurance company, "I'm sorry, intentionally destroying your vehicle is not covered. You're an idiot."

You may like this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stupid_Motorist_Law

 

[Bateluer]

Anyone who intentionally drives into flooded water, if their vehicle breaks down, gets stuck, or otherwise is incapacitated, leading to the vehicle being totaled for flood damage, deserves to hear from the insurance company, "I'm sorry, intentionally destroying your vehicle is not covered. You're an idiot."

Was listening to news radio on my drive home this morning. Lots of people were being rescued by Phoenix DPS and pretty much set on top of the roofs of taller vehicles as interim solutions. Tow trucks were unable to get to any vehicles, taxi services were pretty much out.

Got to give out credit though, I only saw a couple vehicles still stranded on the interstate on my way into work this evening. And it was only closed from 51st Ave to 35th Ave, opening shortly after I detoured around it. On the freeways, at least, clean up moves quick.

 

[Skel]

Here's a few more pictures that have shown up on local news sites and twitter.

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Did you happen to see any pictures of the downtown tunnel? I was looking and couldn't find any. I was wondering if it was flooded out too.

 

[who?]

We need that kind of rain 400-500 miles more west of there.

Los Angeles is 373 miles from Phoenix. How far out in the Pacific are you?

 

[jlee]

Was listening to news radio on my drive home this morning. Lots of people were being rescued by Phoenix DPS and pretty much set on top of the roofs of taller vehicles as interim solutions. Tow trucks were unable to get to any vehicles, taxi services were pretty much out.

Got to give out credit though, I only saw a couple vehicles still stranded on the interstate on my way into work this evening. And it was only closed from 51st Ave to 35th Ave, opening shortly after I detoured around it. On the freeways, at least, clean up moves quick.

I talked to a taxi driver today who said he made $450 last night in about four hours. People who had cars didn't want to drive.

 

[jlee]

Uhhhhhh, uhhhh, seriously?
1st. Reservoirs.
2nd Yes, there are pipelines. See: NYC
3rd For pipelines going a significant distance, you're talking about a VERY significant cost. Especially if the terrain isn't simply downhill. In my little area of NY, we pay about 20 cents more per gallon than many other areas. Reason (or so we're told): cost of getting it through the pipelines. 20 cents per gallon - you want to pay that for shower water? A 10 minute shower at 1.5 gallons per minute is $3?

Furthermore, per capita gasoline consumption in the United States is right around 1 gallon per person per day. Per capita water consumption in the U.S. is somewhere between 150 and 200 GALLONS per person per day.

20 cents a gallon!?

I can fill my pool (~18,000 gallons?) for ~$60...

 

[Bateluer]

Did you happen to see any pictures of the downtown tunnel? I was looking and couldn't find any. I was wondering if it was flooded out too.

I heard it was flooded, but I was forced off the 10 before I got to it and no one's posted any pictures I've seen yet.

 

[Bateluer]

An overhead of the flooded lots.

From a subdivision in Chandler.

 

[dmcowen674]

Looking at satellite it's actually outflow from that Hurricane off the west coast feeding all that rain.

But people in here say that clouds don't go that far.

Sadly a couple of lives have been lost:

9-9-2014

http://news.yahoo.com/heavy-rain-snarls-morning-commute-phoenix-area-125827596.html


The remnants of Hurricane Norbert pushed into the desert Southwest and swamped Phoenix with record rainfall for a single day

At least two people died in the flooding, including a woman who was swept away in her car by rushing water and became trapped against a bridge.

In addition, a 76-year-old woman drowned in floodwaters.

The flooding was caused by heavy thunderstorms and showers associated with Norbert after it was downgraded to a tropical depression.

The National Weather Service recorded 3.29 inches of rain at the Phoenix airport, by far the most precipitation ever received in one day in the city.



The previous record was 2.91 inches in 1939.


Other Phoenix metro areas received staggering amounts of rain for the desert. Chandler recorded 5.63 inches, while Mesa had 4.41 inches.