Jul 30, 2022
Daytime heating combined with divergence aloft associated with an easterly wave near the Arizona/New Mexico border promoted thunderstorm initiation across southeast Arizona during the afternoon of the 30th. Outflow boundaries generated from these thunderstorms raced northwest toward south-central Arizona, resulting in a dust storm in Pinal County where multiple instances of dense blowing dust less than 1/4 mile were reported. New thunderstorm development occurred along these boundaries with some
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1047147). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Yuma County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.