Arizona, 2013Flash Flood in Arizona, July 21, 2013
July 21, 2013 · NWS FGZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone
Heavy rain from thunderstorms produced flash flooding in far east Flagstaff.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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Heavy rain from thunderstorms produced flash flooding in far east Flagstaff.
What forecasters said that day
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NWS Flagstaff, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 21, 9:50 AM MST, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 9:50 AM MST, 1 hour 25 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 21, 9:45 AM MST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
945 AM MST SUN JUL 21 2013
AZZ004>018-037>040-220800-
WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-
MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-KAIBAB PLATEAU-COCONINO PLATEAU-
NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-
NORTHEAST PLATEAU AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-
BLACK MESA AREA-LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-
EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-
945 AM MST SUN JUL 21 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO...NORTHERN
GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MST TODAY UNTIL 1 AM MST
MONDAY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN ARIZONA...SEE PHXFFAFGZ FOR DETAILS. A
MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL BRING ANOTHER ACTIVE THUNDERSTORM
DAY TO NORTHERN ARIZONA. STORMS WILL INITIATE OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN THEN MOVE INTO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE
HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. HIGHER THAN NORMAL MOISTURE ACROSS THE
AREA...AS WELL AS RECENT HEAVY RAINS...WILL ENHANCE THE CHANCES OF
FLASH FLOODING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
DAILY CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
MID WEEK. A DRYING TREND MAY DEVELOP TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
Flash Flood, Coconino
- When
- July 21, 11:15 AM MST to 11:45 AM MST
- Where
- Coconino County, 10 mi N of (Flg)flagstaff Arpt to 10 mi NNE of (Flg)flagstaff Arpt
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 35.275, -111.670
Heavy rain from thunderstorms produced flash flooding in far east Flagstaff. Water was covering Highway 89 at Silver Saddle and Campbell Avenue. Water was also flooding trailer park homes.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 21 to 22, 2013$3.5 million · EF2 · 8 events
- Flash Flooding and Heat in Utah, July 21 to 24, 20131 death · $20,000 · 8 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Georgia, July 21 to 23, 20131 death · 2 injured · $3,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events
- Heavy Rain in West Virginia, July 21 to 22, 20131 death · $20,000 · 2 events
- Tornado and Flash Flood in North Dakota, July 21, 2013$480,000 · EF0 · 32 events
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Arizona, July 21, 2013$775,000 · 9 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in California, July 21 to 22, 2013$500,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 21, 2013$500,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Hail in Iowa, July 21, 2013$287,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in Florida, July 21 to 23, 2013$82,000 · 55 kt wind · 20 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 21, 20132 injured · $61,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, July 21, 2013$90,000 · 1 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: 473886.