1,237 first-hand accounts of flood events in Arizona, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed across much of south-central Arizona, including the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, during the morning hours on July 24th.
Read the full account →Two waves of rain and snow affected the region, the first as Pacific low pressure directed an atmospheric river inland, and the second as the low pressure itself passed by.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms drifted southwest across southeast Arizona throughout the entire day and into the evening. One storm produced a funnel cloud near Willcox.
Read the full account →A very moist and unstable atmosphere led to the formation of widespread showers and thunderstorms across south central Arizona during the morning hours on July 21st.
Read the full account →Scattered to numerous thunderstorms developed across the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the morning hours on August 5th and due to high levels of moisture in the atmosphere, the storms quickly generated very heavy rains.
Read the full account →A well organized monsoonal circulation was in place across Arizona on the 18th, and plentiful moisture streamed northward across the central deserts.
Read the full account →Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms overspread much of south central Arizona during the afternoon and evening hours on August 2nd.
Read the full account →With tropical moisture pouring into Southeast Arizona, several days of rainfall preceded the July 31st event. With grounds saturated at most locations, the additional rainfall that fell on the 31st had a hard time soaking into the ground and mainly stayed as runoff.
Read the full account →A very moist and unstable atmosphere led to the formation of widespread showers and thunderstorms across south central Arizona during the morning hours on July 21st.
Read the full account →The atmosphere across southern Arizona was exceptionally moist and unstable on July 18th, due in large part to a significant infusion of tropical moisture from hurricane Dolores.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed across the central deserts during the afternoon hours on July 11th, and the stronger storms produced intense rainfall that led to episodes of flash flooding to the south of Phoenix, mainly across the northwest portions of Pinal County.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms developed across the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the afternoon and evening hours on July 9th. Many of the storms produced strong, gusty and damaging outflow winds including microburst winds, that damaged a number of trees and other structures…
Read the full account →Thunderstorms with locally heavy rain developed across the higher terrain of southern Gila County during the evening hours on August 7th. Based on area rainfall reports, peak rain rates ranged between one and two inches per hour and the heavy rain led to a couple of episodes of…
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed across the higher terrain of eastern Arizona during the afternoon hours on July 9th, and they gradually spread westward and into the lower elevations of south-central Arizona during the evening hours.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed across much of the greater Phoenix area during the afternoon and evening hours on October 23rd. Many of the stronger storms formed over the northern half of the metropolitan area, including communities from north Scottsdale and Carefree to Glendale,…
Read the full account →Widespread monsoon thunderstorms developed across the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the evening hours on August 23rd; the storms brought typical weather hazards to the area including urban flooding and flash flooding, gusty and damaging outflow winds and one inch…
Read the full account →Thunderstorms with locally heavy rain developed to the southwest of Phoenix during the late evening hours on August 22nd, and they persisted into the early morning hours on August 23rd.
Read the full account →Isolated to scattered thunderstorms developed across portions of the south-central deserts during the evening hours on July 8th. Conditions were favorable for the formation of strong, gusty and damaging microburst winds and indeed, a number of storms mainly west of central…
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed across the higher terrain of eastern Arizona during the afternoon hours on July 9th, and they gradually spread westward and into the lower elevations of south-central Arizona during the evening hours.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms with locally heavy rain developed across the southwestern deserts during the morning hours on August 11th. Some of the stronger storms produced locally heavy rain that was sufficient to cause an episode of flash flooding across the northern portion of Yuma County.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed across portions of central La Paz County during the very early morning hours on August 16th; some of stronger storms produced locally heavy rains with peak rain rates well in excess of one inch per hour.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms with heavy rain developed to the southwest of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the evening hours on September 2nd. Some of the stronger storms generated intense rain with peak rain rates above one inch per hours; the rain was sufficient to generate some…
Read the full account →Isolated thunderstorms developed over portions of the central deserts far west of Phoenix during the evening hours on August 14th. The storms produced intense rain over areas north of Interstate 10 and just to the east of the Maricopa and La Paz County line.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms continued to develop across the central and southeast portions of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the very early morning hours on August 10th. Very heavy rainfall was associated with these storms, slightly unusual given the time of day.
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