Torrential rain in the southwest was set to cause worsening flash floods Monday as the region began to feel the full effects from Tropical Storm Norbert. Despite losing much of its power as well as its hurricane status, Norbert brought floods to parts of California, southern Nevada, and Arizona over the weekend. Monday was set to be the worst day yet - with the hardest hit area north and west of Phoenix. "Today will be the worst of it," said Weather Channel Lead Forecaster Guy Walton. "It will be most severe in the wash areas that are prone to flooding." The National Weather Service issued flash-flood watches across the region and a flash-flood warning west of Phoenix.
In Southern California, flash floods damaged buildings, flattened trees, and left cars under water in the Inland Empire area, NBC Los Angeles reported. Norburt, 200 miles off Mexico's coast, intensified Saturday to become the 10th hurricane in the Pacific season, before weakening Sunday. Elsewhere, parts of the Carolinas were in for up to five inches of rain Monday, and 125,000 homes and businesses in Michigan were still in the dark 9 p.m. ET Sunday after what DTF Energy called "one of the most damaging storms...in the past century."
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