Flash Flood in Greenlee County, Arizona

Flash Flood September 6, 2012 · Greenlee County, Arizona

$25K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Up to three inches of rain fell in Duncan, causing flash flooding of most streets in Duncan's Hunter Estates where one home was also flooded. A wash that parallels and but remains just northwest of Carlisle Road climbed to a depth of about 8 feet, flooded Fairgrounds Road. Trees and other debris in the flood waters caused minor surface damage to the bridge at Fairgrounds Road before the waters entered the Gila River.

The wider storm

A weak upper level disturbance combined with abundant moisture approaching 2 inches of precipitable water to generate widespread thunderstorms across southeast Arizona. Thunderstorms produced flash flooding and some produced damaging winds. The heavy rain caused flooding of the Brawley Wash on the west side of Tucson during the predawn hours of September 7th. One fatality and one injury resulted.

Began near Fox (32.7705, -109.0533).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 414298. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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