Arizona, 2007

Heavy Rain in Arizona, November 30, 2007

November 30, 2007 · NWS PSR · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A vigorous low pressure system moved slowly across southern Arizona, resulting in moderate to heavy rain to much of the deserts. 23 inches was set at Phoenix Sky Harbor airport.

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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.

What happened

The episode as NWS PSR wrote it up.

A vigorous low pressure system moved slowly across southern Arizona, resulting in moderate to heavy rain to much of the deserts. A daily record rainfall of 1.23 inches was set at Phoenix Sky Harbor airport.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Phoenix, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 30, 10:45 AM MST, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 10:45 AM MST, 4 hours 15 minutes before
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Event by event

2 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Maricopa

When
November 30, 3:00 PM MST to 11:59 PM MST
Where
Maricopa County, (Phx)sky Harbor Arpt to 5 mi NW of Cave Creek
Reported by
Newspaper
Coordinates
33.430, -112.020

Moderate to heavy rain persisted over much of the Phoenix metro area during the afternoon and evening on Friday November 30th. Some of the heavier amounts recorded on the 30th included 2.44 inches in Carefree and 2.20 inches at McDowell Mountain Park in Scottsdale. Some roads were flooded in North Scottsdale and the high water in the Indian Bend wash forced the closure of Thomas Road. Water was reported to be 3-4 inches deep across Desert Hills Drive in the far North Phoenix area.

Heavy Rain, Gila

When
November 30, 4:00 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
Where
Gila County, Globe to 12 mi WSW of Globe
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
33.400, -110.780

Heavy rain over the higher elevations of southern Gila county resulted in numerous rock slides along US 60 and route 77.

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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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: 64247, 66552.