Oct 6, 2015
A large area of low pressure centered over southeast California brought convectively active weather to south central Arizona, including the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, during the day on October 6th. Wind fields were stronger than normal due to the proximity of the upper low; moisture and instability were elevated as well, and these factors combined to produce scattered thunderstorms during the afternoon hours across the central deserts. Some of the stronger thunderstorms produced large ha
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 600070). 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.