Oct 2, 2018
Copious amounts of tropical moisture spread north into the south-central deserts during the morning hours on October 2nd. The moisture was associated with the remnants of former hurricane Rosa. The deep moisture led to widespread moderate to heavy showers and isolated embedded thunderstorms which resulted in multiple episodes of flash flooding and flooding. Much of the flash flooding was centered around the town of Maricopa as well as the Vekol Wash and the Ak Chin community. Flash flooding repo
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 780434). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Pinal County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.