Flooding in the Southwest
Horses walk through flood water behind a home in Moapa, Nev., Sept. 8, 2014. Flooding throughout the area damaged homes and roads.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A man hooks up a tow line to his stalled truck in a flooded street in Las Vegas, Nev., Sept. 8, 2014. Heavy rains in the Las Vegas valley caused flooding on city streets.
Scottsdale, Arizona
Floodwaters surge in Scottsdale, Ariz., Sept. 8, 2014.
Moapa, Nevada
A truck crosses floodwaters on a road in Moapa, Nev., Sept. 8, 2014.
Moapa, Nevada
Receding floodwater surrounds a home in Moapa, Nev., Sept. 8, 2014. Flooding throughout the area damaged homes and roads.
Phoenix, Arizona
Steven Martinez of Western Towing prepares to lift a vehicle stranded in about two feet of water in Phoenix. Monday's record-breaking rainfall flooded several Phoenix-area freeways and local streets, forcing closures with some areas reporting up to five inches of rain.
Scottsdale, Arizona
A man watches floodwaters surge under an overpass in Scottsdale, Ariz., Sept. 8, 2014. The remnants of Hurricane Norbert pushed into the desert Southwest and swamped Arizona, breaking the previous record for rainfall in a single day in Phoenix.
Phoenix, Arizona
A dismayed Nick Kriaris wades through his flooded home after heavy rains caused severe flash flooding in Phoenix, Sept. 8, 2014. His home has flooded three times in the past month, and he had just fixed the damage in his home from the previous two monsoon storm floodings when the storm hit. The Monday morning storm set an all-time record for rainfall in Phoenix in a single day.
Phoenix, Arizona
Arizona Department of Transportation detours all eastbound I-10 traffic at 43rd Ave following heavy rains and flooding that left motorists stranded during their morning commute, Sept. 8, 2014.
Moapa, Nevada
Water flows down the middle of Interstate 15 in Moapa, Nev., Sept. 8, 2014. The road is closed in both directions because of the flood damage.
Moapa, Nevada
A woman opens a door to a car stuck in mud in flooding on Interstate 15 in Moapa, Nev., Sept. 8, 2014.
Phoenix, Arizona
A student tries to walk along a flooded sidewalk to a non-flooded street so he can be picked up by his parents after schools were closed as heavy rains caused severe flooding in Phoenix, Ariz., Sept. 8, 2014. Storms that flooded several Phoenix-area freeways and numerous local streets during the Monday morning commute set an all-time record for rainfall in Phoenix in a single day.
Phoenix, Arizona
Floodwaters cross a street and wash away a sidewalk as heavy rains pour down in Phoenix, Sept. 8, 2014.
Phoenix, Arizona
A driver tries to navigate a severely flooded street as heavy rains pour down in Phoenix, Ariz., Sept. 8, 2014.