A woman climbs out of a pickup truck after Northwest Fire District firefighters waded into a raging Cañada del Oro wash to perform a rescue at Overton Road, just east of La Cholla Boulevard. Six miles to the south, two people were pulled from a flooded wash after being swept more than a half-mile downstream. Saturated ground has raised Tucson’s flood risks.
A team of five Northwest Fire District firefighters walk a woman away from a stranded pickup truck in the Cañada del Oro wash.
Northwest Fire District firefighters carry a girl rescued from a pickup truck out of the Cañada del Oro wash after more than an inch of rain fell north of Tucson on Tuesday morning.
A woman waiting to be rescued looks up at firefighters sitting on Golder Ranch Fire District’s Ladder 380 during a swift-water rescue in the Cañada del Oro wash. Firefighters gave up on the ladder idea and sent a team of five rescuers into the river.
Localized torrential downpours Tuesday morning resulted in flooded washes in portions of Tucson and swift-water rescues.
More than an inch of rain fell in areas north and northeast of Tucson, said Lance Tripoli, a meteorological technician with the National Weather Service in Tucson.
“Some areas on the lower backside of Mount Lemmon had in excess
Hefty downpours and flooding are anticipated to drench the Huge Apple on Monday — threatening to submerge the metropolis once again just times right after storms overcome quite a few highways and subway stations
Scattered thunderstorms are probable to roll in all over 2 p.m. Monday and could carry risky flash floods to New York Town and other pieces of the tri-point out place, forecasters warned.
“Maybe there’ll be some gusty winds with some of these storms but the most significant matter will be the weighty rains that can direct to flooding simply because it arrives down in such significant amounts in a brief interval of time,” AccuWeather senior meteorologist Paul Walker informed The Submit.
New Yorkers are in for 2 to 3 inches of rain — but some regions could see as considerably as 4 inches and flash floods, forecasters stated, prompting Gov. Andrew Cuomo to direct point out organizations to get ready unexpected emergency response belongings.
“Another spherical of storms are envisioned to hit downstate this afternoon with large rain and higher winds bringing with them achievable flash flooding and isolated electricity outages, not to point out tough vacation,” Cuomo said in a statement.
“I have directed state agencies to stand all set to help area companions if needed, and I inspire New Yorkers to shell out close attention to climate
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