Flash Flood — Cochise, Arizona

2018-08-14 · near Dragoon, Cochise, Arizona

Direct deaths

$10K

Property damage

Event narrative

Heavy rain of 1.5 to 2 inches fell over a two hour period over and just east of the 2017 Lizard Fire Burn Scar. A motorist drown when his car became stuck in flood waters on Cochise Stronghold Road a mile south of Dragoon Road.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms moved west across mainly Graham and Cochise Counties in southeast Arizona. Storms produced damaging winds and flash flooding in Safford. Heavy rain and flash flooding occurred in Saint David and over the Lizard Fire Burn Scar. One motorist drown in his vehicle when attempting to cross a flooded Cochise Stronghold Road.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 781930. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.