Flood in Mohave County, Arizona

Flood December 21, 2010 – December 23, 2010 · Mohave County, Arizona

$4.0M

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Beaver Dam Wash flooded the community of Beaver Dam. Six homes were washed away, 12 more were damaged, two mobile homes and a garage were destroyed, and a 300-400 foot stretch of Clark Gable Drive was washed out. The water flowed into the Virgin River, which then flooded Littlefield, damaging a sewer lift station.

The wider storm

A series of storms fueled by a tropical moisture tap pounded the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin for several days. Extremely heavy snow and widespread flooding resulted.

Began near Beaver Dam (36.9135, -113.9528).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 272916. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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