The Brief

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - The Deck Park Tunnel on the I-10 was one of the spots flooded with vehicles floating in the water:

Many Valley drivers started the work week wondering: Is their car totaled and what will this cost them?

Local perspective:

"Oh wow. So that... that is... definitely a goner," said Scottsdale resident Asher Foote as he looked at the damage for the first time.

His Mazda, which he still owes $10,000 on, is covered in mud and dirt.

"It definitely came apart because of the flooding," Foote said.

The backstory:

He was at work in Scottsdale watching the rain fall.

"It was pouring. It looked like a hurricane outside. You could barely see 10 feet in front of you," Foote recalled.

Eventually, his car was nearly submerged in the storms on Sept. 26.

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