FOG BLOG U.S. NEWS LOG: HEAVY MONSOON RAINS FLOOD ARIZONA AND VEGAS!

Floods force dramatic rescues in Phoenix area...PHOENIX — Heavy rain hits parts of Las Vegas, Pahrump on Monday.......Workers at a farm saw hundreds of cactuses sweep away in a flood. Drivers on Arizona's main north-south freeway watched in shock as muddy waters submerged the road. Rescuers across the state rushed to save people trapped in cars and homes.

The Phoenix area was battered by torrential rain storms Tuesday that caused severe flooding across the desert region. The National Weather Service said some areas received more rain Tuesday than they had all last summer.......Las Vegas in Clark County and Pahrump in Nye County were hit by monsoon storms earlier today.

Several roads were flooded near Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area and in Pahrump.

Rain moved back into the Las Vegas valley in the late afternoon........