Flash Flood in Maricopa County, Arizona

Flash Flood October 21, 2000 – October 22, 2000 · Maricopa County, Arizona

$2.0M

Damage as recorded

$1.0M

Crop damage

What the National Weather Service wrote

A spotter in Wickenburg reported that route 93 was closed north of Wickenburg due to high water. Sols wash was out of its banks and flooded Coffinger Park as well as nearby homes. The Vulture Mine road was closed and motorists had to be rescued. Flood waters produced considerable damage to melon and cotton crops in this rural area of northwest Maricopa County. The roads around Aguila were closed for several hours.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5158232. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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