Flash Flood in Greenlee County, Arizona

Flash Flood July 7, 2014 · Greenlee County, Arizona

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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.

Began near Franklin (32.6907, -109.0904).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 520799. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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