Arizona, 2025Flash Flooding in Arizona, July 22 to 23, 2025
July 22 to 23, 2025 · NWS TWC · 9 events in 2 counties and zones
0 inches. The heavy rainfall closed multiple roadways in Tucson, Saint David, Tombstone, and Sierra Vista.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
Thunderstorms moved northward through Pima and Cochise counties and produced heavy rainfall with reported totals ranging from 0.10 to 1.0 inches. The heavy rainfall closed multiple roadways in Tucson, Saint David, Tombstone, and Sierra Vista.
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 Tucson, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 22, 9:15 AM MST, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 9:15 AM MST, 4 hours 15 minutes before
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</html>Flash Flood, Cochise
- When
- July 22, 1:30 PM MST
- Where
- Cochise County, 0.63 mi N of St David to 0.6 mi NNW of St David
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 31.909, -110.222
A trained spotter reported 3 feet of water moved through a narrow wash that crosses South Miller Lane near Highway 80 in St David AZ.
Flash Flood, Pima
- When
- July 22, 4:25 PM MST
- Where
- Pima County, 2.54 mi S of Vail Jct to 2.85 mi SSE of Vail Jct
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 31.994, -110.725
Heavy rainfall closed from North of Wiley Road on Calle Riconado to South Wentworth Road due to flooding. Flooding occurred within the the Missile Tank Basin of Pima County.
Flash Flood, Cochise
- When
- July 22, 5:13 PM MST
- Where
- Cochise County, 5.57 mi N of Elfrida to 5 mi NE of Gleeson
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 31.760, -109.690
Cochise County Public Health official reported extensive roadway flooding along Courtland Road in Elfrida, AZ.
Flash Flood, Cochise
- When
- July 22, 5:20 PM MST to July 23, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Cochise County, 5.47 mi WNW of Hereford to 5.21 mi WNW of Hereford
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 31.470, -110.180
Cochise County Sherriff reported flash flooding along East Madera Road in Sierra Vista resulting in a road closure. The road reopened at 9am on July 23rd.
Flash Flood, Cochise
- When
- July 22, 5:22 PM MST
- Where
- Cochise County, 3.63 mi NE of Gleeson to 3.42 mi NE of Gleeson
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 31.770, -109.810
Cochise County Official reported that Ghost Town Trail Road closed temporarily due to extensive flooding damage between mile post 2.8 and 13.
Flash Flood, Pima
- When
- July 22, 6:04 PM MST to 7:43 PM MST
- Where
- Pima County, 7.16 mi SE of Sabino to 7.35 mi SE of Sabino
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 32.240, -110.720
Pima County DOT closed Wentworth Rd north of Speedway due to flash flooding of the Tanque Verde Wash between Speedway and Redington Rd. The road was closed from 604pm to 743pm.
Flash Flood, Cochise
- When
- July 22, 6:39 PM MST
- Where
- Cochise County, 3 mi SSW of Charleston to 2.88 mi SSW of Charleston
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 31.590, -110.190
Cochise County Sherriff reported flash flooding along North Moson Road resulting in the entire road being closed between Charleston Road and Highway 90 in Sierra Vista. Photo showed at least a foot of fast moving water flowing over the roadway.
Flash Flood, Cochise
- When
- July 22, 7:30 PM MST
- Where
- Cochise County, 3.28 mi SSW of (Dug)bisbee Douglas to 3.3 mi SSW of (Dug)bisbee Douglas
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 31.430, -109.630
Cochise County reported Kings Highway closed at milepost 5.1 due to flooding. Unknown reopen time.
Flash Flood, Cochise
- When
- July 22, 7:30 PM MST
- Where
- Cochise County, 3.28 mi SSW of (Dug)bisbee Douglas to 3.3 mi SSW of (Dug)bisbee Douglas
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 31.430, -109.630
Cochise County reported Kings Highway closed at milepost 5.1 due to flooding. Unknown reopen time.
- 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.
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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: 1287371, 1287374, 1287375, 1287377, 1287379, 1287382, 1287383, 1287384, 1287385.