Warning heeded but not needed.
I'm a weather person at heart and I love anything that has to do with it - especially rain and snow. Unfortunately, Phoenix never gets snow and only gets about an average of 10-12 inches of rain per year. That results in a lot of boring, hot, sunny, rainless days. Sorry for the misunderstanding but I was simply conveying my sarcasm at the fact that it's been so long since we've had any kind of real rainstorm, that I've forgotten what rain is! The monsoon season is coming up soon though and we do get some pretty good duststorms/thunderstorms out of those... if it's a good season. During that time (the monsoons) we get quite a few people that are unfamiliar with flooded streets/water crossings. They think they are invincible, drive around the barricades and try to cross the flooded streets anyways. It is because of them that Arizona ended up needing the Stupid Motorist Law.
PFD: MONSOON SAFETY
Basically, it says that if you drive around the barricades and end up needing rescued, you are responsible for all costs incurred.
Yes, floods in the desert should be well respected but at they same time, they can be quite spectacular!
P.S. I grew up (a few years) in Vegas and do military work in Barstow... some of it dealing with the 100 year flood boundaries.