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Flash Flood — La Paz, AZ

Aug 21, 2012

Scattered thunderstorms developed across portions of La Paz county during the late afternoon and evening hours on August 21st, and they affected communities such as Brenda and Vicksburg, as well as area highways such as highway 72 southeast of Bouse. Due to the very humid and unstable nature of the atmosphere, the thunderstorms were able to produce both locally heavy rainfall and strong, gusty and damaging microburst winds. The storms prompted the issuance of many warning products, such as Sever

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 402960). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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