Flash Flood in La Paz County, Arizona
Flash Flood August 12, 2022 – August 13, 2022 · La Paz County, Arizona
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Video images from social media showed raging flood waters occurring near Salome Highway just east of US-60. Timing estimated from radar. In addition, the Flood Control District of Maricopa County Gauge located along Centennial Wash in Wenden showed water levels rising above alarm stage at around 1950 MST, peaking at 3.37 feet (1323 cfs) at around 2034 MST and not going below alarm stage until around 2330 MST. The impacted areas from Centennial Wash include Salome Road, which is located about 4.8 miles downstream of the gauge location in Wenden. No damages or injuries were reported.
The wider storm
In a classical monsoonal regime, with deep-layered east to southeast flow, high instability (MLCAPE in excess of 1000-1500 J/KG) along with abundant moisture (PWAT 1.8+ inches) resulted in an environment favorable for thunderstorms. An upper-level disturbance moving across Arizona, aided in increasing the areal coverage as well as enhancing the thunderstorm activity.
Began near Salome (33.7807, -113.6268).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1053717. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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