Nov 29, 2019
A powerful Pacific low pressure system moving slowly east across Arizona interacted with deep moisture to produce widespread moderate to heavy rain across south central Arizona during the morning hours on November 29th. In addition to frontal lift, isolated thunderstorms were embedded within that rain bands helping increase rain totals. The heavy rain led to some flash flooding over higher terrain areas east of Phoenix, including near the Woodbury burn scar, during the mid morning hours. Heavy r
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 860227). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Maricopa County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.