Arizona, 1999

Flash Flood and Flood in Arizona, September 23, 1999

September 23, 1999 · NWS FGZ · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

1 flood, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

The radar

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Event by event

1 flood, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Coconino

When
September 23, 1:30 PM MST to 7:30 PM MST
Where
Coconino County, Munds Park
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
35.839, -111.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Yavapai

When
September 23, 7:18 PM MST
Where
Yavapai County, 2 mi NE of Rimrock
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
34.600, -112.554 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Very heavy rain across the western Mogollon rim produced small stream flooding in the Oak Creek basin. On the Wet Beaver Creek northeast of Rimrock, stage rises of 5 feet in one hour were detected by USGS gages.

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5723393, 5723394.