Maafa · Phoenix water rescuesPhoenix flash flood: Six people rescued from four stranded vehiclesImeandikwa 31 Oktoba 2026, 19:36 UTCTazamaNakala ya maneno0:07Flood water trapped six people in four vehicles in Phoenix.0:10Firefighters rescued all six during Friday evening's flooding, while forecasters0:14warned of life-threatening conditions.0:15The rescue details add to the overnight picture.0:18How much danger remained after the warning's deadline is still unclear.0:21Early on October thirty one, we reported that the Indian Bend wash flood warning had0:25been extended until three fifteen that morning.0:27The rescue details concern Friday evening.0:29They describe what happened to people during that same flooding episode.0:32The Indian Bend Wash extension was issued shortly after one in the morning, adding0:36two hours to its previous deadline.0:38That was a separate flood warning from the flash, flood warning carrying the rescue0:41report.0:42Phoenix Fire says crews rescued six people from four vehicles near Forty Street and0:46Camelback Road.0:47All six were assessed and declined hospital transport.0:49That tells us they chose against going to hospital.0:52Their individual injury conditions weren't given.0:54A sedan and a pickup were described on Stanford Drive, north of Camelback, near0:59Forty Street.1:00The broader rescue location covers four vehicles, but that more precise street1:04description identifies those two.1:06Crews were reportedly dispatched at about six thirty that evening.1:09The six people and four vehicles were also described as trapped at seven ten.1:13We don't know how those times fit together or exactly when the rescues were1:17completed.1:17Local law enforcement reported multiple water rescues within the warned area.1:21The warning gave no numerical total.1:23Its repeated rescue language in the later statement described the continuing1:26situation, so those two bulletins shouldn't be counted as separate batches of1:30rescues.1:31Scottsdale firefighters also rescued one person from a vehicle near Hayden and1:34Scottsdale Roads.1:35The warning covered part of Maricopa County, with Phoenix and Paradise Valley among1:39the potentially affected places.1:41Those warning locations describe where flooding could happen.1:44Scottsdale crews also responded to at least six trapped vehicles.1:47That figure counts vehicles needing a response, while the other figure counts a1:51rescued person.1:52The incidents may overlap.1:54Adding them to Phoenix's six people would give a misleading regional total.1:58The flash flood warning began at seven fifty Friday evening.2:01Forecasters continued it at nine ten, keeping the ten forty-five deadline.2:05By eleven forty Saturday morning, that deadline was nearly thirteen hours past.2:09The continuation had kept the existing warning in place.2:12Between zero point seven five and two point two five inches of rain had fallen2:15within the warned area.2:16Rainfall varied across that area.2:18The original forecast allowed another quarter inch to one inch, but forecasters2:23changed that outlook in the evening continuation.2:25Forecasters expected flooding impacts to continue even with no more rain expected.2:29The earlier quarter inch to one inch figure had described possible additional rain.2:34The later statement replaced that forecast while keeping the warning's end time2:37unchanged.2:37The potentially affected places also included Piastua Peak Park, Camelback Mountain,2:42and the Arizona State Fairgrounds.2:43Their inclusion identified possible flood exposure.2:46The rescue locations described by firefighters were near the roads in Phoenix and2:50Scottsdale.2:50A later flood warning covered the Salt River below Granite Reef Dam.2:54Issued early Saturday, it carried a2pm deadline and described flooding as imminent2:59or occurring.3:00It concerned a different location from the earlier flash flood warning.3:03We don't know whether the earlier flash flood warning was renewed or the latest3:07conditions at those flooded crossings.3:08The seleps deadline alone couldn't show that the roads were safe.3:11Friday evening statement said flood impacts would continue even after additional3:15rain was no longer expected.Soma makalaMfuatano wa matukio ya habariHeyDexHabari zinazohusianaMaendeleo yaliyofuata·4 Nov, 16:07 UTCVerde River flow falls sharply, but flood warning holds through Wednesday afternoon
