Arizona, 2005Heavy Rain in Arizona, February 18, 2005
February 18, 2005 · NWS PSR · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 heavy rain, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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What forecasters said that day
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NWS Phoenix, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 18, 4:00 PM MST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 18, 4:00 PM MST, 3 hours before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 18, 6:13 AM MST, 12 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
613 AM MST FRI FEB 18 2005
AZZ021>024-190100-
GREATER PHOENIX AREA-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
613 AM MST FRI FEB 18 2005
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEE
PRODUCT PHXFFAPSR FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
THERE WILL BE SHOWERS LIKELY ON SATURDAY...ALONG WITH SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN. A CONTINUED CHANCE FOR SHOWERS
WILL EXIST ON SUNDAY...AND AGAIN FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON TUESDAY...AND SOME MAY
BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LIKELY
WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY.
AZZ020-025>028-CAZ030>033-190100-
IMPERIAL COUNTY-JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK/JTNP/-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-
613 AM MST (513 AM PST) FRI FEB 18 2005
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH
CENTRAL ARIZONA AS WELL AS FAR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY
SHOWERS WILL INCREASE TODAY...BECOMING NUMEROUS BY AFTERNOON
ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE BY AFTERNOON...AND THEY WILL LIKELY RESULT IN LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY...
AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE. THERE WILL BE A CONTINUE CHANCE
FOR SHOWERS ON SUNDAY...THEN AGAIN MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON TUESDAY...WHICH MAY
PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LIKELY ON
WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY.
BRECKENRIDGE
Heavy Rain, Gila
- When
- February 18, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Gila County, 20 mi S of Globe
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.800, -110.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Rock slide reported along Arizona Route 77 due to heavy rainfall and rapid runoff.
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Heavy Rain in California, February 18 to 23, 2005$100 million · 4 events
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 18, 2005$20,000 · 4 events
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 18 to 21, 20056 events
- Heavy Rain in California, February 18 to 19, 20054 events
- Winter Weather in Colorado, February 18 to 21, 20053 events
- Heavy Snow in Utah, February 18 to 20, 20052 events
- Heavy Rain in California, February 18, 20052 events
- Winter Weather in Utah, February 18 to 20, 20052 events
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 18 to 20, 20052 events
- Flooding in Illinois, February 18 to 25, 20052 events
- Heavy Snow in California, February 18, 20051 event
- Heavy Rain in Arizona, February 18, 20051 event
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: 5442092.