Flash Flood — Pima, Arizona

2025-10-12 · near (dma)davis Monthan A, Pima, Arizona

Event narrative

Swift water rescue along Atterbury Wash and East Escalante Rd. Car was submerged and two people were rescued from vehicle with no injuries.

Wider weather episode

An influx of tropical moisture from tropical storms Pricilla and Raymond allowed for deep moisture as well as showers and thunderstorms to form from October 11th through October 14th. Severe thunderstorms moved through the Tucson Metro area on October 11th causing multiple reports of 1 inch hail and uprooted trees on the southeast side of the metro. Additionally, as this storm moved northward caused damage to electrical equipment causing a power outage to 856 customers for 18 hours. Multiple rounds of light to locally heavy rainfall on September 12th caused washes to run with water in the Tucson metro causing 9 swift water rescues with no injuries. Additionally, there were multiple reports of a funnel cloud near Drexel Heights. On October 13th there was an isolated thunderstorm and showers that caused flow in washes through October 14th. This led to a swift water rescue in Eloy with no injuries. The 4 day rainfall totals ranged from 0.5 inches to locally up to 4.0 inches.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1296267. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.