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Super Bowl Central, seen before Super Bowl XLIX in 2015, in downtown Phoenix.

(Carrie Jung - KJZZ News)

As you’ve probably noticed, it’s been a wet, gray couple of days. Most parts of the Valley have seen about a half to three quarters of an inch of rain over the past 24 hours, but National Weather Service Warning Coordination Meteorologist Ken Waters said areas to the East have been hardest hit and drivers should keep an eye out for flooding in low-lying areas.

Waters said the wet weather is coming from storm activity near the West Coast. And while there may be a little respite this afternoon, he said we probably haven’t seen the end of the rain.

Today’s wet weather led local enforcement to do some extra planning for crowds at the Waste Management Phoenix Open and Super Bowl-related events.

Scottsdale Police Sergeant Ben Hoster said a considerable amount of focus is on out-of-town visitors on slick, unfamiliar roads.

Officials with the Phoenix Open said today’s rain doesn’t seem to be hurting turnout too much. Spokesman Rob Myers said things are a bit wet, but nobody’s melting. Fans can bring umbrellas to the course, as long as they’re not in sleeves. And Myers said people have been coming in, although pre-tournament predictions of record turnout this year may have been washed away.

Myers said unless water starts pooling on the course, tournament organizers plan to continue playing through the rain. But he said that shouldn’t be an issue.