San Tan Valley resident Joseph Miele feared the worst after he lost contact with his North Carolina family following hurricane Helene's damaging path through their community. He is relieved to have finally learned they are all safe.
By The Associated Press and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said during a news conference Monday that the death toll in that state had risen from 17 to 25, pushing the overall toll to more than 100 people.
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Fall will start on Sunday, Sept. 22, at 5:43 a.m. Arizona time. In order to make the start of autumn official, the tilt of the earth has to be lined up just right.
Hurricane Francine will bring a multitude of threats to parts of the Gulf Coast, including possible damaging winds, flooding rain, tornadoes and storm surge.
The morning of September 8, 2014, was far from ordinary. Streets in Phoenix and the Valley turned into rivers, freeway underpasses became lakes, leaving countless commuters stranded or delayed.
Phoenix officially recorded 0.80″ of rainfall on August 23, 2012. That’s almost an entire month’s worth of rain, and about one-third of the normal monsoon grand total.
Some storms rolled through parts of the Valley late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning and as usual, the “winners and losers” of rainfall totals were separated by very small distances.