Rain from tropical storm begins falling on Arizona

[Warpy]

10. We still are and still will be after this thing mushes on through

We have something called caliche (translation: bring out either dynamite or a back hoe to penetrate it) between 4 inches and 2 feet down and the rainfall just doesn't penetrate any farther. Most of this rain will run into the Rio Grande. The marina people around Elephant Butte Reservoir (the only sizable body of water in the state) won't see much effect, they've closed up since Labor Day and most of the water will evaporate by next spring.

It will be very odd to see the Rio Grande looking less like a muddy creek and more like a river. It won't last long and most of it will be in the Gulf of Mexico next week.