Flood, Tohono Oodham Nation
- When
- October 22, 8:00 AM MST to October 23, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Tohono Oodham Nation forecast zone
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
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Flood in Arizona, October 22 to 23, 2000
Located at the confluence of the Freshnal wash and Vamori wash, the village of Cowlic was inundated with flowing water. Vamori wash spilled over its banks near the town of Vamori making an island of the town.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $30,000
- 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 TWC wrote it up.
Flooding occurred along the Altar wash and Brawley wash which made Highway 286 between Three Points and Sasabe impassable.Located at the confluence of the Freshnal wash and Vamori wash, the village of Cowlic was inundated with flowing water. Roads were under water leaving debris and mud when the water receded.Vamori wash spilled over its banks near the town of Vamori making an island of the town. Secondary roads were washed away or heavily damaged.
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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, October 22 to 23, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, October 22 to 23, 2000
- Flood in Arizona, October 22 to 23, 2000
- High Wind in California, October 22, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, October 22, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Texas, October 22, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Texas, October 22, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Texas, October 22, 2000
- Flood in Texas, October 22, 2000
- High Surf in Hawaii, October 22 to 24, 2000
- Dense Fog in Indiana, October 22, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, October 22 to 24, 2000
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5157814.