1,237 first-hand accounts of flood events in Arizona, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Anomalous snowfall across the high terrain of Arizona as well as lower elevation rainfall led to greater than normal runoff into the Salt and Verde watersheds.
Read the full account →Anomalous snowfall across the high terrain of Arizona as well as lower elevation rainfall led to greater than normal runoff into the Salt and Verde watersheds.
Read the full account →Anomalous snowfall across the high terrain of Arizona as well as lower elevation rainfall led to greater than normal runoff into the Salt and Verde watersheds.
Read the full account →Anomalous snowfall across the high terrain of Arizona as well as lower elevation rainfall led to greater than normal runoff into the Salt and Verde watersheds.
Read the full account →Snowmelt runoff from the anomalous amounts of snow over the Arizona high terrain led to continued elevated flows in the Salt and Verde River watersheds.
Read the full account →Snowmelt runoff from the anomalous amounts of snow over the Arizona high terrain led to continued elevated flows in the Salt and Verde River watersheds.
Read the full account →Snowmelt runoff from the anomalous amounts of snow over the Arizona high terrain led to continued elevated flows in the Salt and Verde River watersheds.
Read the full account →Snowmelt runoff from the anomalous amounts of snow over the Arizona high terrain led to continued elevated flows in the Salt and Verde River watersheds.
Read the full account →Snowmelt runoff from the anomalous amounts of snow over the Arizona high terrain led to continued elevated flows in the Salt and Verde River watersheds.
Read the full account →Water being held in the Painted Rock Reservoir from abnormal winter and early spring runoff continued to be released downstream from April through the month of May.
Read the full account →A deep closed low along the California coast and broad upper level ridging centered over the southern Plains promoted deep southerly flow across the Desert Southwest.
Read the full account →An upper-level low pressure system moving across the Desert Southwest resulted in large scale forcing for ascent with highly anomalous moisture in place.
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorms developed over the area and produced damaging winds and flash flooding. Tucson city of communication reported 15 downed power poles on West Manville Road near North Reservation Road adn Sauguaro National Park West.
Read the full account →An exceptionally strong Pacific storm system impacted southeast Arizona, producing a wide variety of weather. Widespread heavy valley rain and higher elevation snow affected all of southeast Arizona.
Read the full account →An upper-level trough moving across the Desert Southwest transported well-above normal moisture across the region with PWATs peaking at between 0.8-1 across southwestern AZ.
Read the full account →Numerous thunderstorms moved west across southeast Arizona and produced severe wind gusts in the Tucson Metro area and flash flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation.
Read the full account →Numerous thunderstorms moved west across southeast Arizona and produced severe wind gusts in the Tucson Metro area and flash flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms developed across portions of southern Gila county during the afternoon hours on August 19th, and they produced locally heavy rain, especially to the south and east of Globe.
Read the full account →Strong to severe thunderstorms moved northward through Southeastern Arizona the afternoon and evening of July 2nd, 2025. These storms caused severe wind gusts and thunderstorm wind damage causing power outages due to downed power lines and damage to equipment.
Read the full account →Low pressure along the central California coastline coupled with high pressure located over the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles created southwesterly flow over southern Arizona and scattered thunderstorms over Graham, Pinal and Pima Counties.
Read the full account →Streets and highways were closed, homes and businesses were flooded after the third storm system of the week moved across the deserts and into the foothills.
Read the full account →Storms in the early morning hours produced between 0.25 to 0.80 inches of rainfall in the lower valley floor and between 1.0 to 2.80 inches in the Catalina and Rincon Foothills. This rainfall caused multiple roads to close in the Tucson Metro and in Benson, AZ.
Read the full account →Storms in the early morning hours produced between 0.25 to 0.80 inches of rainfall in the lower valley floor and between 1.0 to 2.80 inches in the Catalina and Rincon Foothills. This rainfall caused multiple roads to close in the Tucson Metro and in Benson, AZ.
Read the full account →Storms in the early morning hours produced between 0.25 to 0.80 inches of rainfall in the lower valley floor and between 1.0 to 2.80 inches in the Catalina and Rincon Foothills. This rainfall caused multiple roads to close in the Tucson Metro and in Benson, AZ.
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