Flash Flood — Greenlee, Arizona

2010-07-20 · near Clifton, Greenlee, Arizona

Event narrative

Law enforcement reported Ward Canyon Road was closed due to flooding.

Wider weather episode

High pressure aloft was centered near the Four Corners region on the evening of July 20th, with southeast steering flow over southeast Arizona. Thunderstorm complexes that originated in Sonora propagated northwestward into Cochise County, while other storms arrived from New Mexico and affected Greenlee County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 235093. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.