PHOENIX (AP) - Storms have dropped as much as 5 inches (12.7 centimeters) of rain in suburbs east of Phoenix including Apache Junction, Tempe, Gilbert and Mesa.
Monday’s wet weather from the remnants of Hurricane Lorena wreaked havoc in metro Phoenix, flooding roads and leaving residents awaiting rescue.
There was a tornado warning in the early afternoon in the Cave Creek and New River areas and TV news video showed what appeared to be a small funnel cloud in New River.
But it appears the funnel cloud didn’t touch ground and there was no immediate report of any damage in that sparsely populated area.
The Superstition Fire Medical District reported its crews tended to five water rescue calls Monday, including a mother and her child stuck in a flooded wash in Apache Junction.
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