Flash Flood — Greenlee, Arizona

2021-07-18 · near Clifton, Greenlee, Arizona

Event narrative

One to two inches of rain in less than an hour caused flash flooding in the Clifton-Morenci area. One school was damaged by floodwaters.

Wider weather episode

Slow moving thunderstorms developed across Cochise, Graham and Greenlee counties during the afternoon. Heavy rain up to 2 inches per hour caused areas of flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 975888. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.