80 inches in the Catalina and Rincon Foothills. This rainfall caused multiple roads to close in the Tucson Metro and in Benson, AZ.
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Storms in the early morning hours produced between 0.25 to 0.80 inches of rainfall in the lower valley floor and between 1.0 to 2.80 inches in the Catalina and Rincon Foothills. This rainfall caused multiple roads to close in the Tucson Metro and in Benson, AZ. Additionally, utility equipment was damaged due to lightning and caused a power outage for 183 customers.
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NWS Tucson, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 16, 2:37 AM MST, 5 hours 16 minutes earlier.
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</html>The Tucson radar (KEMX), 39 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:55 UTC.
3 flood, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rainfall caused a road closure near intersection of Wentworth road north of Speedway Blvd due to flooding. A nearby rain gauge had 2.15 inches of total rainfall.
Utility equipment was damaged due to lightning and caused a power outage for 183 customers for an unknown duration of time.
Heavy rainfall caused flooding near the intersection of Speedway Blvd and Houghton Road and caused the closure of the road. A nearby rain gauge had a rainfall total of 2.24 inches.
Heavy rainfall caused the closure of Kings Highway at MP 5.1 near Douglas, AZ. A nearby gauge reported 1.15 inches of rainfall.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arizona in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, July 2025
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: 1287296, 1287299, 1287297, 1287298.