Flash Flood — Cochise, Arizona
2015-09-19 · near Lewis Spgs, Cochise, Arizona
1
Direct deaths
$5K
Property damage
Event narrative
A woman in her vehicle was swept into flash flood waters when attempting to cross a wash on High Knoll Rd east of Sierra Vista. Rescuers found the car had been swept downstream, but were unable to locate the driver.
Wider weather episode
Deeper moisture returned to far southern Arizona although southerly flow remained weak. Slow moving thunderstorms produced areas of heavy rain and flash flooding in Cochise County where one fatality occurred when flood waters swept away one motorist.
View location on OpenStreetMap → (31.5724, -110.1462)
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 602346. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.