1,237 first-hand accounts of flood events in Arizona, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Thunderstorms developed across the eastern portions of the greater Phoenix area during the late afternoon hours on August 26th, and a few of these storms produced locally heavy rains which led to an episode of flash flooding east of Phoenix and in the area around Apache…
Read the full account →Scattered monsoon thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours across portions of south-central Arizona, and they persisted into the evening hours bringing typical convective weather hazards to the lower deserts.
Read the full account →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 →Scattered monsoon thunderstorms developed across much of south-central Arizona during the afternoon and evening hours on July 18th and they affected portions of the greater Phoenix area as well as areas around the community of Wickenburg.
Read the full account →Scattered monsoon thunderstorms developed across portions of La Paz County during the afternoon hours on July 13th. Some of the storms reported very heavy rain; local radar indicated over 2 inches fell in some locations over central portions of the county.
Read the full account →Isolated to scattered monsoon thunderstorms developed across portions of the central deserts to the southwest of Phoenix during the evening hours on September 1st.
Read the full account →Monsoon thunderstorms developed to the east of central Phoenix during the afternoon hours on August 3rd and some of them generated locally heavy rains with peak rain rates in excess of 1 inch per hour.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms developed across portions of La Paz County during the early afternoon hours on August 7th; some of the stronger storms produced locally heavy rainfall with peak rain rates in excess of one inch per hour.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms developed across portions of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the evening hours on August 28th. Some of the stronger storms generated locally heavy rainfall sufficient to result in episodes of both street flooding as well as flash flooding.
Read the full account →Isolated to scattered monsoon thunderstorms developed across portions of the central deserts to the southwest of Phoenix during the evening hours on September 1st.
Read the full account →Isolated to scattered monsoon thunderstorms developed across portions of La Paz County, in the deserts of southwest Arizona, during the evening hours on September 1st.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms developed across the central deserts, including to the southwest of central Phoenix, during the evening hours on September 16th. Some of the stronger storms generated intense rainfall with peak rain rates well in excess of one inch per hour.
Read the full account →A powerful Pacific low pressure system moving into the desert southwest resulted in significant rains along with embedded thunderstorms that developed across portions of La Paz County during the evening hours on November 28th.
Read the full account →A powerful Pacific low pressure system moving into the desert southwest resulted in significant rains along with embedded thunderstorms that developed across portions of La Paz County during the evening hours on November 28th.
Read the full account →Tropical moisture paired with a couple upper low systems led to the development of widespread rain and isolated thunderstorms across south-central Arizona over the course of the 19th through the 21st.
Read the full account →Tropical moisture paired with a couple upper low systems led to the development of widespread rain and isolated thunderstorms across south-central Arizona over the course of the 19th through the 21st.
Read the full account →Tropical moisture paired with a couple upper low systems led to the development of widespread rain and isolated thunderstorms across south-central Arizona over the course of the 19th through the 21st.
Read the full account →Tropical moisture paired with a couple upper low systems led to the development of widespread rain and isolated thunderstorms across south-central Arizona over the course of the 19th through the 21st.
Read the full account →Scattered showers and thunderstorms continued to develop across the central portions of La Paz County during the very early morning hours on September 24th. Some of the storms generated heavy rain with peak rain rates in excess of one inch per hour.
Read the full account →Scattered showers and thunderstorms continued to develop across the central portions of La Paz County during the very early morning hours on September 24th. Some of the storms generated heavy rain with peak rain rates in excess of one inch per hour.
Read the full account →Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed across the southwest deserts, including the deserts northeast of Yuma, during the morning hours on September 23rd. The stronger storms generated very heavy rain with peak rain rates well in excess of one inch per hour.
Read the full account →During the early morning hours on September 23rd, copious tropical moisture began to spread north and into south-central Arizona. A weather system dropping south out of Nevada began to act on the moisture, resulting in the development of numerous showers and thunderstorms.
Read the full account →Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms moved across portions of the south central deserts, including northwestern Maricopa county and eastern La Paz county, during the morning hours on September 10th.
Read the full account →A powerful and nearly stationary winter storm developed over the desert southwest, and the system brought widespread desert rains along with heavy mountain snow to south central Arizona. Significant precipitation began on February 21st and continued into the 22nd.
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