Storm clouds that rolled into Arizona on Monday were expected to bring cold, rain and snow across much of the state.
The Phoenix area was expected to see anywhere between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain with the best chances Tuesday morning through Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service office in Phoenix.
Monday clouds in Phoenix ushered in a warm high of 75 degrees and a low of 56 degrees.
The warm start to the week was expected to dissolve into winter storms Tuesday with a high of 68 degrees and a nightly low of 51 degrees that were also forecast to bring a 100% chance of rain.
The storm was moving east from California.
The po werful atmospheric river storm that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of California homes and businesses was deluging the state Monday with more heavy rain, mudslides, flooding and several feet of snow in the mountains.
The brunt of the storm’s fury Monday morning centered on the Los Angeles area , where 1.4 million people were under a flash flood warning, including the Hollywood Hills and Beverly Hills.