Arizona, 2023

Flooding in Arizona, April 10 to 14, 2023

April 10 to 14, 2023 · NWS FGZ · 3 events in 1 county or zone

A ridge of high pressure brought warm weather which caused melting snow and flooding. Some of the flooding was exacerbated by piles of snow blocking drainages ditches.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS FGZ wrote it up.

A ridge of high pressure brought warm weather which caused melting snow and flooding. Some of the flooding was exacerbated by piles of snow blocking drainages ditches.

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Event by event

3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Coconino

When
April 10, 2:00 PM MST to April 12, 10:00 PM MST
Where
Coconino County, 7.22 mi NE of Bellemont to 2.74 mi NNE of Winona
Cause
Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
35.310, -111.748

The Rio de Flag overflowed along Dupont Avenue, Ellery Avenue, and Riles Street due to melting snow.

Flood, Coconino

When
April 10, 5:41 PM MST to April 11, 6:00 PM MST
Where
Coconino County, 2.91 mi NW of Flagstaff to 2.68 mi NNW of Flagstaff
Cause
Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
35.232, -111.684

Warm temperatures, melting snow, and snow blocking drainages caused flooding along Kramer Street and Fremont Boulevard. This happened two days in a row. Enough snow had melted by the third day to prevent flooding of the roads.

Flood, Coconino

When
April 12, 5:25 AM MST to April 14, 7:00 PM MST
Where
Coconino County, 1.49 mi NNW of Flagstaff to 1.21 mi NNW of Flagstaff
Cause
Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
Reported by
Newspaper
Coordinates
35.220, -111.660

Schultz Creek overflowed and impacted homes and apartments along Stevanna Way in the Coconino Estates area.

What these are

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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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: 1098007, 1098102, 1098106.