Tropical storm remnants combined with monsoon moisture have been a combination less than kind to Fountain Hills in the past.
The skies are getting darker, and weather forecasters are on high alert for a system predicted to move across the state over the next day or so. A flash flood watch is in effect through midnight Thursday.
Some people living in low areas or along washes in Fountain Hills might be concerned about keeping water out of their homes. Fountain Hills Fire Department Chief Dave Ott says thanks to the town public works department the sandbox at Fire Station #1 on Palisades Boulevard at Avenue of the Fountains is full.
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Tropical storm remnants combined with monsoon moisture have been a combination less than kind to Fountain Hills in the past.
The skies are getting darker, and weather forecasters are on high alert for a system predicted to move across the state over the next day or so. A flash flood watch is in effect through midnight Thursday.
Some people living in low areas or along washes in Fountain Hills might be concerned about keeping water out of their homes. Fountain Hills Fire Department Chief Dave Ott says thanks to the town public works department the sandbox at Fire Station #1 on Palisades Boulevard at Avenue of the Fountains is full.
Ott also said they have bags and shovels available and maybe even the labor if firefighters are not out on a call.
The National Weather Service is calling for potential rainfall of up to one quarter inch for Fountain Hills later today, with possibly more associated with thunderstorms.
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