Heavy rains hammer Arizona, leads to power outage

Right after battling floods in the beginning of the month, Arizona again faces a spell of heavy rains which could lead to possible localized flooding. Several residents in Arizona were crippled as power outages and low visibility engulfed the state followed by heavy thunderstorms during the weekend.

Several people drown in floodwaters annually in the mountainous desert state which is common to Arizona. Heavy rain expected to trigger major floods reached into the desert as part of a three-day drenching from Tropical Storm Odile. A weakening Tropical depression Odile was heading towards southern Arizona with sustained winds of 35 mph. The rain from Odile comes just one week after moisture from Norbert and Dolly drenched the region, creating major flooding.

The remnants of Odile — which had been a Category 3 hurricane as it thrashed Mexico's Baja California coast Sunday night — left deep standing water in several major Arizona roadways. The heavy rain flooded roads causing flight delays, toppling of trees and uprooting of traffic lights poles.

Odile is the seventh major hurricane of the Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season.