Arizona, 2013Flooding in Arizona, November 22, 2013
November 22, 2013 · NWS PSR · 2 events in 1 county or zone
A persistent upper level low pressure system located off of the southern California coast spread copious amounts of subtropical moisture northeastward and into Arizona beginning during the evening hours of November 21st and continuing through the day on Friday, November 22nd. As a result, copious amounts of rain fell across south central Arizona, and many locations picked up storm total rainfall…
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A persistent upper level low pressure system located off of the southern California coast spread copious amounts of subtropical moisture northeastward and into Arizona beginning during the evening hours of November 21st and continuing through the day on Friday, November 22nd. As a result, copious amounts of rain fell across south central Arizona, and many locations picked up storm total rainfall amounts in excess of 2 inches, ending on Saturday November 23rd. The heaviest rain fell during the day on Friday, and it led to areas of flooding which affected much of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. Due to the relatively constant rate of rainfall, flash flooding was not an issue; urban and small stream as well as areal flooding developed and persisted off and on during the day Friday.
Flood, Maricopa
- When
- November 22, 4:50 AM MST to 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, 1.07 mi ENE of Golden Hills to 1.11 mi NW of Desert Sands
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 33.436, -111.683
A Pacific low pressure system off the southern California coast spread copious amounts of moisture into Arizona during the day on Friday, November 22nd. Locally heavy rainfall actually began during the evening hours on the 21st and continued through much of the day Friday the 22nd. By Friday evening many locations across the greater Phoenix area had received between one and two inches of rain. This led to areas of urban and small stream flooding across communities such as Mesa. According to a trained weather spotter 2 miles east of East Mesa, there was considerable roadway flooding during the morning hours, making the Apache Trail near 80th Street nearly impassable.
Flood, Maricopa
- When
- November 22, 6:10 AM MST to 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, 2.08 mi NW of White Tanks to 1.41 mi W of Webb
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 33.545, -112.451
A Pacific low pressure system off the southern California coast spread copious amounts of moisture into Arizona during the day on Friday, November 22nd. Locally heavy rainfall actually began during the evening hours on the 21st and continued through much of the day Friday the 22nd. By Friday evening many locations across the greater Phoenix area had received between one and two inches of rain. This led to areas of urban and small stream flooding across western portions of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. According to the Arizona Department of Highways, flooding occurred during the morning hours along the Loop 303 between Camelback Road and Peoria. This forced the closure of the Loop 303.
- 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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