Overview

• The Flood Watch remains in effect through this evening as scattered showers and thunderstorms continue, bringing an isolated flash-flood threat.
• Local meteorologists put Phoenix’s storm chances near 60% today, with brief heavy downpours possible on already saturated ground.
• Thunderstorms may produce damaging winds, lightning and small hail, and a Wind Advisory in Mohave County calls for gusts up to 45 mph.
• Phoenix recently logged 1.97 inches in a day, its fourth-wettest October day on record, and Sky Harbor’s year-to-date total stands at 5.57 inches, above average.
• Officials urge standard safety steps, including turning around at flooded roads and preparing evacuation and emergency kits.