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Flash flooding hit parts of Arizona hard Wednesday afternoon as monsoon rain inundated burn-scarred ground, leading to at least one heart-pounding rescue that was caught on camera near the Tucson ...
Police in Apache Junction, Arizona, located about 30 miles east of Phoenix, responded to 24 calls related to flooding on Thursday, July 28, as thunderstorms turned dry creek beds into raging ...
Roads in hilly locations and outlying areas may become blocked. The pouring rain can lead to road washouts, landslides and mudslides. Where there have been recent wildfires, debris flows are possible.
The 2017 Ellison Creek flooding [1] or mostly known as the 2017 Payson flash floods occurred on July 15, 2017, near Payson, Arizona, in the Water Wheel Falls Hiking Trail in the Tonto National Forest that killed 10 members of an extended family.
[87] in Prescott, street flooding was reported, closing State Route 69 and the Emerald Trail. [88] In Quartzsite, washes overflowed their banks, causing street flooding, and $30,000 in damage. [89] In Tanca, 1 inch (25 mm) of precipitation fell within a 30-minute period, thus causing minor flooding with one road being washed out.
Due to the threat for flooding, local flood warnings were issued for much of Arizona. [6] Starting at 0100 UTC on September 30 and lasting until 0600 UTC on October 6, the Tucson National Weather Service office issued 20 warnings and statements including 13 radar-generated updates. In the same time period, the Phoenix National Weather Service ...
The body of a 33-year-old woman who was swept away in flash flooding at the Grand Canyon has been discovered, according to the National Park Service. Chenoa Nickerson of Gilbert, Arizona, had been ...
In 2008, flooding destroyed all the beaver dams and this was followed by a long drought. However, as in historic times the beaver seems well adapted to the San Pedro River, and the 2009 dam count is back above 30 with a current population between 30 and 120 beavers. [17] A short video reviews the use of re-introduced beaver to restore the river ...