Flash Flood in Maricopa County, Arizona
Flash Flood October 27, 2000 – October 28, 2000 · Maricopa County, Arizona
What the National Weather Service wrote
The second major storm in a week left considerable flooding in both rural and urban areas. A trailer park in Aguila and another in Buckeye had to be evacuated. Homes in Peoria, Youngtown, Surprise and surrounding areas reported flooding. The hardest hit was the Ventana Lakes subdivision of Peoria. This area expeienced record or near record monthly rainfall totals; one unofficial gauge 15 miles east of Aguila registered 8.79 inches for the month! A gauge in Aguila had 5.05 inches for the month. Department of Transportation estimate of damage to roads and bridges alone was $1,000,000. Dikes and ditches in the agricultural areas sustained major damage in addition to crop losses.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5158524. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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