PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Emergency crews spent late Friday night and early Saturday morning pulling dozens of drivers from vehicles after they drove into rising floodwaters across the Phoenix area.
With more heavy rain forecast through Sunday, first responders are urging drivers to avoid flooded roadways and stay home if travel is not essential.
On Friday night, rushing water stranded motorists across the Valley. Near 40th Street and Camelback Road in Phoenix, crews rescued a driver who entered floodwaters roughly 4 feet deep. Moments later, a second vehicle followed into the same hazard. In Scottsdale, another car became trapped as rising waters rendered the roadway impassable…