( 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 . Record-setting rains left up to 200 children trapped briefly in an elementary school in Moapa , Nevada , on Monday . 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 . 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 . `` This could go on for a few more days , '' CNN Meteorologist Chad Myers said . Flooding death toll jumps as India offers help to Pakistan . CNN 's Tony Marco , John Fricke and Sean Morris contributed to this report .
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 .