Flood — Cochise County, Arizona

2000-10-22 to 2000-10-23 · Cochise County, Arizona

Event narrative

The east approach on Hereford Road and bridge was under 3 feet of water. 150 feet of Hereford Road was damaged and the north side of the road was eroded. The San Pedro River near Hereford had a height of 20 feet at the center point of the river. The San Pedro River near the Riparian National Conservation are overflowed its banks damaging roads and trails along the river. The water spread out a half of a mile wide onto surrounding grasslands. Near Palominas, the San Pedro river exceeded flood stage of 15 feet. The water was traveling at 175,000 cubic feet per second which was the highest flow recorded since 1940. The highest water levels of 18.9 feet occurred at 1000 on the 23rd. The road between Tombstone and Gleeson flooded and eight cars were towed out of the Ghost Town Trail area. In Bisbee, a retaining wall collapsed at 124 OK Street onto a stairway leading into Brewery Gulch. Minor flooding of homes occurred down Brewer Gulch. Also, small rock slides were reported along Highway 90 on both sides of Mule Pass Tunnel near Bisbee. On Fire Road between Canelo and Coronado National Monument, a series of rock slides and mud slides occurred. There were several road closures near Elfrida, including Davis Road and Frontier Road between Bisbee and Douglas due to flooding. At Charleston, the San Pedro River reached highest water levels of 9.7 feet at 1900 on the 23rd which exceeded bankfull stage of 7 feet. The flood stage is 20 feet.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5161485. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.