Jul 29, 2021
Scattered thunderstorms moved southwest across southeast Arizona during the afternoon and evening hours. One storm caused wind damage and flash flooding at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. Another storm produced heavy rain upstream of and flash flooding at a swimming spot east of Rio Rico. One teenager drown when he was swept away by flood waters.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 976546). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Santa Cruz County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.