Arizona, 2015

Heavy Rain in Arizona, January 29 to 31, 2015

January 29 to 31, 2015 · NWS FGZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A warm plume of subtropical moisture moved north across Arizona bringing areas of heavy rain and localized flooding.

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 FGZ wrote it up.

A warm plume of subtropical moisture moved north across Arizona bringing areas of heavy rain and localized flooding.

The radar

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Event by event

1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Gila

When
January 29, 6:00 PM MST to January 31, 7:00 AM MST
Where
Gila County, 38.12 mi W of Tonto Basin to 8.38 mi NNE of Washington Park
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
33.930, -112.014

Heavy rain spread from south to north across northern Gila County. A spotter in Pine reported 2.18 inches of rain (storm total) and flooded low water crossings. Bradshaw Road was closed at Pine Creek.

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 556226.