Flood in Arizona, October 10, 2000

Name: Flood in Arizona, October 10, 2000
Start: 2000-10-10T07:00
End: 2000-10-10T12:00
Location: Arizona

October 10, 2000 · NWS PSR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 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: 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.

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Maricopa

When: October 10, 7:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
Where: Maricopa County, Mesa
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A strong storm system moved through the valley producing very heavy rainfall and resulted in street flooding and road closures. Phoenix Fire Department responded to four swift-water rescues. Flooding was reported around Indian Bend Wash. Seventy five flights at Sky Harbor Airport were delayed by the storms.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arizona in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Arizona, October 2000

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5158147.