Oct 13, 2018
A strong upper level Pacific low pressure system started to move into western Arizona during the morning hours on October 13th. As the low approached, it triggered the formation of scattered to numerous showers along with embedded thunderstorms which moved into La Paz County. The stronger storms generated very heavy rain, with peak rain rates in excess of 2 inches per hour. The heavy rain led to a couple episodes of flash flooding; the first episode took place near the town of Quartzsite when a
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 781492). 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.