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VIDEO: Flash Floods Paralyze the Phoenix, AZ Area
High water leaves residents stranded, homes without power
Heavy rain led to destructive flash floods throughout the Phoenix, Arizona area Monday morning. Officials estimate that 5 inches of rainfall led to the high water that stranded people and cars and knocked out power in close to 3,000 homes. Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has declared a state of emergency.
This NBC News report shows some of the carnage starting 40 seconds in:
This footage, from local affiliate ABC 15 Arizona, has some shocking scenes from Interstate 17 in north Phoenix. Starting around 5:00 minutes in, you can see water rushing down the highway, stopping cars in their tracks. By the end the highway is barely discernable beneath a rushing tide of muddy water: