Flood in La Paz County, Arizona

Flood waters mainly from the Centennial Wash moved through Wenden in the early morning hours. Law enforcement began evacuating people before waters closed the local streets and roads. About 200 people took shelter at a local high school. Flood waters up to 6 feet deep took out power poles, telephone poles, trees, damaged roads and homes. The entire town of Wenden was underwater for several days. Power was restored in most areas within 2 weeks. Generally, about 3 to 5 inches of rain fell in the watershed area during the week of January 18-22.

Streets and highways were closed, homes and businesses were flooded after the third storm system of the week moved across the deserts and into the foothills. Some locations reported flooding during the day of January 21, while the major flooding in Wenden struck in the early morning hours of Friday, January 22.