( CNN ) -- As many as four inches of rain fell near Phoenix on Tuesday , sending flash floodwater through areas of Arizona already saturated from recent rains . Two women and their two dogs were rescued after flood waters trapped them inside a house in the rural community of New River north of Phoenix , according to Amanda Jacinto , spokeswoman for the fire department in the Phoenix suburb of Peoria . Aerial video from CNN affiliate KTVK showed firefighters landing on the roof of the house . Strong currents enveloped the base of the home and water pressure ripped off parts of the structure . Jacinto said the rescuers were unable to hoist the women onto the roof , so a four-person crew from the fire department could reach them via a shallow-water crossing . No one was injured during the rescue , according to Phoenix Fire Department Capt . Benjamin Santilla . Santilla reported 14 other rescues in the area . An elderly woman was trapped in her car as flood waters swelled around her SUV , submerging the bottom half of the vehicle , aerial video from KTVK showed . Two emergency responders pulled her to safety . Tui Khan was one of several drivers stuck as they tried to make it under an overpass in Phoenix . `` The cars were passing and one big wave came and then a bigger wave , '' Khan told CNN affiliate KNXV . Fire crews towed his car from the underpass . Peoria Fire Capt . James Neely assisted with the rescue . `` It 's been a very busy morning , '' he told KNXV . `` A lot of stranded drivers trying to make their way to and from school . '' Maricopa County activated its Emergency Operations Center Tuesday afternoon , according to Pete Weaver , director of the county 's emergency department . `` We are watching the current weather forecast and do not anticipate things being as bad the rest of today and into tonight because we are now experiencing quick-moving small cells , but you never know with weather so we are keeping our EOC activated , '' said Weaver . The National Weather Service in Phoenix said a flash-flood warning was in effect for central Maricopa County in Arizona until 2:15 p.m. local time . The service tweeted at 1 p.m. that very heavy rain was about to fall in Scottsdale . There was 3.98 inches of rain in New River , according to KTVK . CNN 's Suzanne Presto and Tony Marco contributed to this report .
one women were trapped inside a house as waters smashed into its foundation . Another woman has to be rescued from her car . Multiple cars stranded under an overpass . KTVK affiliate reports Two area received As many as four inches of rain today .