Sep 10, 2013
Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms moved across portions of the south central deserts, including northwestern Maricopa county and eastern La Paz county, during the morning hours on September 10th. The atmosphere remained very moist and rather unstable and locally heavy rainfall occurred which led to episodes of flash flooding and flooding which continued into the afternoon. Heavy rainfall that had occurred the previous day exacerbated the flooding problems. Many washes were running
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 471829). 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.