Aug 24, 2013
Copious amounts of tropical moisture from dissipating former tropical storm Ivo continued to stream into Arizona on August 24th, and this led to a very moist and unstable airmass. Thunderstorms with very heavy rain developed during the day, leading to flash flooding. A large convective complex brought rains in excess of 2 inches to northwest Maricopa county in the morning, which resulted in flash flooding in the Wickenburg area. The focus for convection turned to La Paz county during the afterno
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 468360). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in La Paz County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.