PHOENIX, AZ – The first prolonged rain of the monsoons is expected to hit the valley starting tomorrow afternoon.
That’s the verdict of the National Weather Service, which issued a flash flood warning for Phoenix that runs from 2pm Tuesday through 11am Wednesday.
The first round of humidity will hit the higher elevation regions north and east of Phoenix on Monday, with a 40 to 50 percent chance of rain in Gila County, compared to a 20 percent chance in the valley, the service said.
Tuesday’s storms will begin over high ground before penetrating southwest into the valley, bringing in noxious winds, dust turbulence and heavy rains.
Storms could continue on Wednesday morning in the valley in the Phoenix metropolitan area west towards Yuma, the service said.
The probability of rain for the valley is more than 50 percent on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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