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Flash Flood — Cochise, AZ

Sep 2, 2018

Property Damage
$10K
Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

Scattered thunderstorms moved slowly southeast across portions of southeast Arizona from late morning on the 1st through the morning of the 2nd. Pockets of heavy rain totaling between 1 and 4 inches occurred in northeast Pinal County, southwest Graham County and Cochise County. Flash flooding was observed over the Frye Fire burn scar on Mount Graham and on Interstate 10 near Bowie.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 785976). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Cochise, AZ

This event is one of many recorded floods in Cochise County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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