Jul 28, 2012
Scattered thunderstorms with locally heavy rainfall developed over south central Arizona during the afternoon hours on July 28th. Some of the storms produced locally heavy rainfall which fell on the Sunflower Burn area located in far northeastern Maricopa county. Gage reports indicated that nearly one inch fell upon the upper portion of the burn area, producing flash flooding which affected Sycamore Creek as well as the community of Sunflower.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 390459). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Maricopa County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.