Aug 12, 2017
Scattered monsoon thunderstorms developed across the greater Phoenix area at various times of the day, including the early afternoon and late evening hours, on August 12th. Some of the stronger storms impacted various west Phoenix communities such as Goodyear and Avondale and Buckeye. The storms produced typical monsoon weather hazards such as gusty damaging outflow winds as well as locally heavy rainfall. Flash flooding was observed during the late evening just to the west of Goodyear, near the
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 713180). 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.