Arizona, 2022Flash Flooding in Arizona, July 23, 2022
July 23, 2022 · NWS FGZ · 3 events in 1 county or zone
A mid-level area of high shifted east and decreased in amplitude which opened the door for increased moisture, a classical medium to high end monsoonal pattern.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
A mid-level area of high shifted east and decreased in amplitude which opened the door for increased moisture, a classical medium to high end monsoonal pattern.
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 Flagstaff, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 23, 3:03 PM MST, 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 3:03 PM MST, 19 minutes before
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</html>Flash Flood, Coconino
- When
- July 23, 3:22 PM MST to 7:30 PM MST
- Where
- Coconino County, 4.87 mi N of Flagstaff to 2.78 mi N of Flagstaff
- Cause
- Heavy Rain / Burn Area
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 35.270, -111.660
Heavy rain fell over the western part of the Pipeline Fire scar (June 2022). This caused Schultz Creek (Dry Lakes gauge) to jump 2.84 feet. This flowed over Mt Elden Road, overwhelmed the drainage system along Highway 180, and flooded apartments and homes along Stevanna Way.
Flash Flood, Coconino
- When
- July 23, 5:26 PM MST to 8:30 PM MST
- Where
- Coconino County, 5.23 mi NNW of Cosnino to 4.92 mi SSW of Sunset Crater
- Cause
- Heavy Rain / Burn Area
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 35.272, -111.510
Heavy rain over the Schultz Fire scar (2010), Tunnel Fire scar (April 2022), and Pipeline Fire scar (June 2022) caused flooding in the area below. The water transported mud, ash, and debris across roads and filled ditches.
Flash Flood, Coconino
- When
- July 23, 6:00 PM MST to 7:30 PM MST
- Where
- Coconino County, 0.89 mi NW of Sedona to 2.81 mi NE of Sedona Arpt
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 34.860, -111.760
Heavy rain caused Oak Creek to rise 1.5 feet at the gauge in Sedona (OAKA3).
- 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.
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 23, 20221 death · $627,000 · 63 kt wind · 10 events
- Tornado and Flood in Iowa, July 23 to 24, 2022$1.2 million · EF1 · 11 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 23, 2022$283,000 · EF1 · 40 events
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Wisconsin, July 23 to 24, 2022$218,000 · 2.5 in hail · 68 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 23, 2022$2.6 million · 1.5 in hail · 16 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Minnesota, July 23 to 24, 2022$1.3 million · EF0 · 26 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 23, 2022$225,000 · 1.75 in hail · 47 events
- Tornado and Flood in Wisconsin, July 23, 20222 injured · $263,000 · EF0 · 14 events
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 23, 2022$327,000 · 50 kt wind · 19 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 23, 2022$120,000 · 1.25 in hail · 27 events
- Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 23, 2022$101,000 · 55 kt wind · 19 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 23, 2022$80,000 · 3 in hail · 16 events
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: 1047740, 1047741, 1047742.