Arizona, 2016

Heavy Rain in Arizona, July 17, 2016

July 17, 2016 · NWS FGZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Monsoon moisture surged back north over Arizona with thunderstorms developing over the Rim Country.

Where it happened

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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.

Monsoon moisture surged back north over Arizona with thunderstorms developing over the Rim Country.

The radar

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Event by event

1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Navajo

When
July 17, 2:11 PM MST to 3:11 PM MST
Where
Navajo County, 1.38 mi S of Shumway to 3.13 mi WNW of (Sow)show Low Muni A
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
34.380, -110.080

Heavy rain (1.50 inches) fell from a thunderstorm near Snowflake. Snowflake Police reported rising in the Silver Creek basin south of Snowflake.

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: 654628.