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The National Weather Service said a flash-flood watch will remain in effect until 8 p.m. for the region; a flood warning is also in effect until 2:45 p.m. for south-central Santa Cruz County because of heavy storm runoff. The Nogales Wash is running at an elevated level causing some concern, the NWS said. Nogales has seen more than an 1 inch of rain today.

The NWS said Newton was not a tropical storm as it crossed into ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥. It moved into the state as a remnant low, according to the latest public notice from the National Hurricane Center.

Rain totals in the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ metro area show between a half-an-inch to about 1½ inches. The mountains around ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ saw higher totals with Mount Lemmon recording about 2.5 inches of rain today, according to a rain gauge with the Pima County Regional Flood Control District. Some higher elevation gauges east of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ recorded more than 3 inches of rain today.

Green Valley has recorded about 1.3 inches of rain, according to flood control gauges. More than 3 inches of rain has been recorded today at Madera Canyon, south of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥.

The widespread rain should begin tapering off this afternoon, but some isolated storms with heavy rain are still possible this afternoon in the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ area.

Some reports of minor flooding have been reported, according to the NWS.

The rain has had another benefit, keeping ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ temperatures in the 70s. The NWS said the high today so far was 77 degrees shortly after midnight and the storms have dropped the temperature the low 70s by mid-day.

The lowest maximum daytime temperature for this date is 77 degrees set in 1919. That means if the high today doesn't go beyond this morning's 77 degrees, it will break a 97-year-old record for the date, the NWS said.

The rain has affected some services and events today:

The Reid Park Zoo is closed today because of the inclement weather.