Deep monsoon moisture remained across northern Arizona which allowed the formation of strong thunderstorms with heavy rain that produced flash flooding.
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The episode as NWS FGZ wrote it up.
Deep monsoon moisture remained across northern Arizona which allowed the formation of strong thunderstorms with heavy rain that produced flash flooding.
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 24, 3:00 PM MST, 18 hours 35 minutes earlier.
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</html>The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 112 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:34 UTC.
5 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Trained spotters reported heavy rain in the Prescott area (1 to 2.5 inches).
Flooding was reported in Alberson Wash/Rose Creek, Lynx Creek, and Agua Fria River all the way to Skull Valley.
Street flooding on South Milton was reported (videos) on social media.
A stream gauge reported a 1.6 foot rise on Moenkopi Wash.
Reports of flooding on the Hopi Nation included First Mesa, Highway 264, Polacca Wash, and other locations.
A storm chaser posted a video of flash flooding in the Cameron area on Twitter.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arizona in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, July 2022
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: 1048890, 1048907, 1049296, 1049295, 1049298, 1048910.