Rains from tropical storm cause flooding in Arizona

Associated Press

PHOENIX

Streets looked like rivers, and water swallowed cars as a major storm moved through Tucson and then north Tuesday.

The storm caused heavy flooding and the closure of several streets. Tucson’s street car, which travels around downtown and the university area, was out of service all morning because of floods. There didn’t appear to be any fatalities as a result of the weather.

In Phoenix, a dust storm engulfed parts of the metro area while the eastern suburbs got a brunt of the rain, accumulating at least 11/2 inches by midday.

Heavy rain associated with Tropical Storm Javier in Mexico was expected to hit much of the American Southwest and bring the possibility of more flash floods.