Flash Flood in Santa Cruz County, Arizona

Flash Flood August 28, 2021 · Santa Cruz County, Arizona

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

One to two inches of rain in less than an hour in Nogales, Sonora caused a rapid rise on Nogales Wash in Arizona, causing it to overtop its banks. Two drowning victims were washed across the border from Mexico and retrieved in Arizona.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms moved west across southeast Arizona during the afternoon and evening. Thunderstorm wind gusts downed power poles in Catalina, Kearny and Vail while flash flooding occurred in Nogales and Tucson.

Began near Nogales (31.3416, -110.9314).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 983557. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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