Aug 16, 2018
Thunderstorms with locally heavy rain developed over portions of southern Yuma County during the late afternoon and early evening hours on August 16th. Peak rainfall rates with some of the stronger storms exceeded 2 inches per hour and this was sufficient to cause some flash flooding along the Interstate 8 corridor from Yuma eastward towards the town of Wellton. At 1714MST the public reported that portions of the on and off ramps to Interstate 8, as well as underpasses, were submerged due to flo
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 772154). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Yuma County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.