Flood, Coconino
- When
- August 25, 2:25 PM MST to 3:30 PM MST
- Where
- Coconino County, Sedona
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.839, -111.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Arizona, August 25, 2000
A slow moving thunderstorm produced heavy rain over the Sedona area during the early afternoon. 40 inches of rain in just 15 minutes.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS FGZ wrote it up.
A slow moving thunderstorm produced heavy rain over the Sedona area during the early afternoon. Spotters in Sedona reported 0.40 inches of rain in just 15 minutes. There were numerous reports of flooded streets and washes.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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More
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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: 5172110.