Flash Flood in Santa Cruz County, Arizona

Flash Flood July 29, 2021 · Santa Cruz County, Arizona

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

One inch of rain in less than 90 minutes caused rapid rises in Josephine Canyon. Two teenagers swimming near a waterfall were swept downstream by a rapid rise in the water level. One teenager drowned and another escaped the floodwaters while sustaining minor injuries and was later rescued.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms moved southwest across southeast Arizona during the afternoon and evening hours. One storm caused wind damage and flash flooding at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. Another storm produced heavy rain upstream of and flash flooding at a swimming spot east of Rio Rico. One teenager drown when he was swept away by flood waters.

Began near Tumacacori (31.6073, -110.9291).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 976546. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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