Heavy rains flood Phoenix

A driver tries to navigate a flooded street as heavy rains pour down 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. (

Flooding in Phoenix

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 pour down causing severe flooding on Monday, Sept. 8, 2014.

Flooding in Phoenix

Flood waters wash away a sidewalk as heavy rains pour down Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, in Phoenix.

Flooding in Phoenix

A truck creates a wake as its driver tries to navigate a flooded street as heavy rains pour down on Monday, Sept. 8, 2014.