Flash Flood — Greenlee, Arizona

2014-07-07 · near Franklin, Greenlee, Arizona

Event narrative

Railroad Wash over-topped its banks onto highway 70 resulting in the road being closed.

Wider weather episode

Precipitable water values in Southeast Arizona were between 1.5 and 1.8 inches with weak steering flow. Thunderstorms that developed were very slow moving with rainfall amounts in excess of one inch in some locations. Flash flooding occurred in both Pima and Greenlee Counties. Heavy rains in Nogales, Sonora caused flooding in Nogales, AZ which closed the Deconcini Port of Entry for the first time in history.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 520799. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.