PHOENIX – Tropical moisture surging into the Southwest late last week led to flash flooding in Arizona and New Mexico , sweeping away cars and leading to water rescues.

According to the National Weather Service office in Phoenix, powerful storms moved through the Phoenix area on Sunday, producing winds of more than 60 mph, hail and very heavy rainfall.

The Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport recorded 1.96 inches of rain Sunday, the fourth-highest, one-day rainfall total for October. Already this month, Sky Harbor has seen more than 3 inches of rain, according to the NWS.

The Goodyear Fire Department responded to a water rescue Sunday, along with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, when floodwaters swept a vehicle downstream.

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