Santa Cruz storm history

One inch of rain in less than 90 minutes caused rapid rises in Josephine Canyon. Two teenagers swimming near a waterfall were swept downstream by a rapid rise in the water level. One teenager drowned and another escaped the floodwaters while sustaining minor injuries and was late…

A 17-year old undocumented boy was struck and killed by lightning near Windmill Drive near Sonoita, Arizona.

Heavy rainfall on the Mexican side of the border caused flash flooding in the city of Nogales, Arizona. This was caused by a damaged portion of the underground Nogales Wash. Local emergency management reported that water burst through the underground wash onto the surface just ac…

Heavy rainfall led to a vehicle accident on Interstate 19 near Rio Rico causing a fatality (indirect).

A wall of water swept a woman and two teenage girls off their feet and washed them downstream. The two girls where rescued by local officials, however the woman could not be saved.

Portions of downtown Nogales experienced flash flooding. Extensive damage occurred to the Nogales Wash, which is a concrete wash that flows through the city of Nogales. City officials estimated damage at $10 million on the U.S. side of the border.

Trained spotter estimated hail size of a nickel (0.88 inches in diameter) that damaged a skylight.

An estimated 3 ft of water moved across low water crossing on Forest Service 143 Rd.

A personal weather station gusted to 83 mph in Patagonia, AZ.

Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Company reported outages for roughly 1,400 people in Sonoita, Whetstone, Benson, and Wilcox due to multiple thunderstorm hazards including lightning, fallen branches, and heavy rain that arched power lines.

A trained spotter reported a weak funnel cloud that passed overhead Nogales, Arizona.

Flooding of Nogales Wash in adjacent roadway.

Wind gust of 58 mph at the Nogales International Airport.

Hopkins Mesonet report.

Nogales International Airport measured a wind gust of 75 mph. Video from social media showed multiple large trees down in a parking lot in Nogales due to severe wind gusts.

Heavy rain due to a thunderstorm caused a car to get stuck in a neighborhood wash drainage across intersection of E Calle Sonora and N Calle Guadalupe.

Three quarter of an inch hail was estimated in Nogales.

Roads in Nogales including Industrial Park Drive closed due to flash flooding.

Nogales International Airport recorded a wind gust of 58 mph.

CWOP weather station CW4232 recorded a wind gust of 60 mph.

The Nogales Wash at Nogales exceeded bankfull at about 8 feet causing flooding in the Morley Road region of Nogales.

The Canelo RAWS site recorded a wind gust of 70 mph.

The Mt. Hopkins RAWS measured a wind gust to 78 mph.

A gust to 59 mph was recorded at the Hopkins RAWS at 1833MST.

Thunderstorm winds downed large tree branches at several locations in Patagonia.

Heavy rain of 1-2 inches along Sonoita and Harshaw Creeks caused flash flooding of rural roadways east of Route 82 northeast of Patagonia as well as Sonoita Ave in Patagonia.

A thunderstorm wind gust to 73 mph was recorded at CWOP site GW3161 near Patagonia at 1616MST.

Thunderstorm wind gusts of 58 mph and 61 mph were recorded at QHPA3 Hopkins RAWS at 2119MST, and 2125MST, respectively.

A thunderstorm wind gust to 58 mph was measured at the KOLS ASOS at 1649MST.

The Hopkins RAWS station at an elevation over 7000 ft recorded a wind gust to 62 mph at 2018MST and 66 mph at 2020MST.

One inch of rain in less than 1 hour caused flash flooding near State Route 83 in the Lyle and Brushy Canyon areas south of Canelo. Two occupants of a pickup truck were rescued from three feet of flowing water.

Heavy rain of 1-2' in 1 hour in Nogales, Sonora caused a rapid rise in Nogales Wash. The Doe St. bridge was overtopped and nearby roadways were flooded.

Heavy rain in Nogales, Sonora caused a rapid rise in Nogales Wash, causing it to overtop its banks and flood the Doe St. Bridge.

Heavy rain of 1 in less than 1 hour caused streets to become flooded and impassable in eastern portions of Nogales. Morley Ave. was closed at Madison St.

Thunderstorm outflows from severe storms in Cochise County produced a peak wind gust of 77 mph at Canelo RAWS at 2030MST, 60 MPH at a CWOP station near Patagonia and 59 mph at KOLS Nogales Airport at 2044MST.

Quarter to ping pong ball size hail fell in Rio Rico Southwest for several minutes.

Thunderstorm winds downed a tree and blew part of the roof off a mobile home on W. Manor Dr. in Nogales.

Thunderstorm winds uprooted 2 large trees near Nogales City Hall.

Several tree branches and a power line were downed by thunderstorm winds in Patagonia.

A short-lived funnel cloud was reported and captured on video near Sonoita.

One to two inches of rain in less than an hour in Nogales, Sonora caused a rapid rise on Nogales Wash in Arizona, causing it to overtop its banks. Two drowning victims were washed across the border from Mexico and retrieved in Arizona.

The Hopkins RAWS measured a thunderstorm outflow gust to 68 mph.

Two inches of rain in less than an hour southwest of Rio Rico caused roads in the area to become flooded and impassable.

Two to four inches of rain in 90 minutes caused flash flooding of washes up to 3 feet deep across Arivaca Rd. prompting its closure.

One to two inches of rain fell in less than 1 hour in Nogales and caused flash flooding of several roads and minor damage to a couple of homes near Western Ave.

A funnel cloud was observed descending from a wall cloud near Mt. Wrightston.

A slow moving thunderstorm produced several minutes of nickel to quarter size hail near Patagonia.