2 dead in flash floods

A truck creates a wake as its driver tries to make it through a severely flooded street in Phoenix on Monday, September 8. Arizona's governor declared a statewide emergency as record-setting rains flooded numerous Phoenix-area roadways and forced some schools to shut down.

A student tries to walk along a flooded sidewalk so he can be picked up by his parents September 8 in Phoenix.

A driver tries to navigate a severely flooded street in Phoenix on September 8.

Floodwaters wash away a Phoenix sidewalk on September 8.

People attempt to drive their vehicles through severely flooded streets in Phoenix on September 8.

• A second woman in Arizona died due to the flooding, authorities said Tuesday


• One woman was killed when her car was swept away by floodwaters


• Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer declares a statewide emergency, warns drivers


• The National Weather Service says rains in the Phoenix area set a record

(CNN) -- Flash floods that slammed parts of the southwestern United States are now blamed for two deaths.

A woman in Arizona was swept away by water when she and her husband tried to drive through a flooded area on Monday, and the vehicle was picked up by the water, the Pinal County Sheriff's Office said. Both exited the vehicle, and the man, 69, made it to safety, but his wife, 76, was unable to.

Another Arizona woman was killed after her car was submerged in floodwaters, the Tucson Fire Department said. Rescuers were unable to reach the vehicle in time.

"Within a minute of us getting there, the car washed away," Capt. Barrett Baker told CNN. The waters were up to 12-feet deep, he said, and pushed the car for several blocks.

Flash floods slam Southwest; 1 killed

Record-setting rains left up to 200 children trapped briefly in an elementary school in Moapa, Nevada, on Monday.

We've counted more than 2 dozen cars underwater like this on I-10 near 43rd Ave in West Phoenix #Monsoon2014 http://ift.tt/WPxzYb

— Jill Galus (@JillGalus) September 8, 2014

The students at Perkins Elementary school, about 60 miles from Las Vegas, were with teachers and were not in danger, said Highway Patrol Spokesman Loy Hixson.

Flash flooding also washed away a portion of Interstate 15 near the community of Glendale, taking several vehicles with it. No one has been injured, but the flooding damaged so much of the highway that it may not be fixed until Wednesday, Hixson said.

In Arizona, Gov. Jan Brewer declared an emergency Monday as flooding from the historic rains closed roads and schools in her state.

I am declaring a statewide emergency for areas impacted by today's severe rainfall and flooding. #TurnAroundDontDrown #azwx

— Jan Brewer (@GovBrewer) September 8, 2014

What caused the record-setting rains and flash floods in the Southwest? Blame Norbert, which hit Mexico's coast as a hurricane on Saturday. Now the storm system is moving through the United States, and it's still packing a punch.

Average Phoenix #Monsoon Season total rainfall = 2.71 inches. We've got almost 3 inches in just the past 7 hours!! #flood #azwx

— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) September 8, 2014

"This could go on for a few more days," CNN Meteorologist Chad Myers said.

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CNN's Tony Marco, John Fricke and Sean Morris contributed to this report.