A 73-Year-Old Man Is Found Dead in Flagstaff Floodwater as the Southwest Storm Pushes East Toward Dallas–Fort Worth

The Southwest storm turned deadly before it left the region. A 73-year-old man was found dead early Monday in Flagstaff, Arizona, after reportedly falling into floodwater on Sunday evening, according to the Flagstaff Police Department, in a CNN report updated less than an hour before this cycle. The same system caused historic flooding, evacuations and rescues across the Southwest, where rain had eased by Monday after multiple months' worth fell in parts of Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico.

The storm is now pushing into the Plains and Midwest with gusty winds and soaking rain, and severe thunderstorms are possible Monday afternoon into the night across the central and southern Plains — including Dallas–Fort Worth, Oklahoma City and Wichita. Damaging winds are the primary threat, with a few tornadoes also possible. Local timing reported by FOX 4 has storms developing between 4 and 6 p.m. to the north and west, reaching the I-35 corridor by about 10 p.m., with gusts to 60 mph and quarter-size hail possible, and the rain out of the immediate Metroplex by the 4 a.m. commute.

The station's own feed at midday Monday read 81.1 degrees under a mainly clear sky — the warm, quiet front edge of the system. Behind it, the feed puts Election Day at a high of 74.9 with rain (code 61) at a 66 percent chance, before Wednesday turns dry at 73.3 with no precipitation expected. CNN's Election Day outlook matches that shape: rain impacts voters from the Great Plains and Upper Midwest south through the Mississippi Valley to the western Gulf Coast, with key races in eastern Texas among those dealing with wet conditions, isolated severe storms possible from eastern Texas eastward, and a low flooding threat — though voters traveling to the polls could still encounter ponding on roads.