Aug 6, 2002
Over a four day period, thunderstorms developed over the Duncan causing two washes to overflow on the evening of the 7th. More than four inches of rain was recorded from a rain gage a few miles north of Duncan over the four day period. Officials reported that rainfall from the four day period caused Railroad wash to overflow a bridge on Highway 70 which closed the road for a couple of hours. The Packer was in the Hunter Estates area was also washed out but was repaired and passable. A parti
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5312885). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Greenlee County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.