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Culverts that are under construction on Indian Bend Road received a premature trial as a storm created flooding in the Indian Bend Wash in Scottsdale.
Paul O'Neill, Tribune
Moisture from fading Tropical Storm Julio helped a powerful monsoon storm dump nearly 2 inches of rain in the Scottsdale area, forcing major road closures into Tuesday evening.
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The five-hour storm on Monday that developed late in the day and blew in from the southeast part of the Valley, dumped 1.75 inches of rain on parts of Paradise Valley and slightly north of its border in Phoenix, while sections of Scottsdale along the Indian Bend Wash received about 1.5 inches, according to Steve Waters, Flood Warning Branch Manager for the Flood Control District of Maricopa County.
As of Tuesday, Indian Bend Road at the Indian Bend Wash remained closed because of flooding, and Osborn Road between Miller and Hayden roads was closed because of storm water flows, according to the Scottsdale Police Department.
Monday's storm, which hit the Scottsdale region about 8:45 p.m., was the heaviest since Aug.7. It came riding in from Queen Creek and Gilbert when outflow and wind caused it to move north, Waters said. Other parts of the storm blew west into Scottsdale from Fountain Hills, which also received about 1 1/2 inches, he said.
More scattered showers and thunderstorms were expected through the week, according to information from the National Weather Service in Phoenix.
Monday's storm packed the heaviest punch since Aug. 7, when most of Paradise Valley and Scottsdale received more than an inch of rain.
"I can't say that's normal," Waters said of Monday's storm. "The moisture in our air has been enhanced by the Tropical Storm Julio from the Gulf of California near Baja and Mexico. Julio is dissipating, but we've received the moisture from it."
Despite the rain, no significant incidents were reported to the Scottsdale Fire Department.
"People were careful in their vehicles," said Lori Schmidt, a fire department spokeswoman.
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