Aug 9, 2018
Thunderstorms with locally heavy rain affected portions of La Paz County beginning in the late evening hours on August 9th, and the storms persisted into the early morning hours on August 10th. Peak rain rates with the stronger storms were in excess of 2 inches per hour, and this led to an episode of flash flooding along Interstate 10 beginning around midnight and continuing into the very early morning hours. Local law enforcement reported that several roads in the area near the intersection of
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 769915). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in La Paz County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.