Jul 11, 2017
Scattered thunderstorms, some with heavy rain, developed over the east and southeast portions of the greater Phoenix area during the evening hours on July 10th. Locally heavy rain fell in the communities of Queen Creek, Mesa and Apache Junction and multiple Small Stream Flood Advisories were issued as a result of the heavy rain. Flash Flood Warnings were not issued however. Residual rainfall led to areal flooding of washes and roads in the Queen Creek area which occurred during the morning hours
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 708275). 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.