Aug 26, 2013
The atmosphere across south central Arizona was very moist and unstable on August 26th, due in part to lingering moisture that had spread in earlier from former tropical storm Ivo. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed across much of south central Arizona during the middle of the afternoon, and they continued into the evening hours. The storms produced a wide variety of weather which affected much of Maricopa and northwest Pinal counties, including the greater Phoenix metropo
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 468590). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Pinal County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.