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Event Details
| Event | Flood |
| -- Flood Cause | Heavy Rain |
| State | ARIZONA |
| County/Area | GILA |
| WFO | PSR |
| Begin Date | 01/21/2010 08:00:00 MST-7 |
| Begin Range | 1 |
| Begin Azimuth | W |
| Begin Location | SAN CARLOS |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 33.35/-110.46 |
| End Date | 01/22/2010 22:00:00 MST-7 |
| End Range | 7 |
| End Azimuth | WNW |
| End Location | TONTO BASIN |
| End Lat/Lon | 33.93/-111.47 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 200.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Widespread rain, heavy at times, resulted in numerous flooded streets, and low spots. Strong winds associated with a line of thunderstorms caused considerable damage to property and some minor injuries. Phoenix established a new all-time record low pressure of 29.20 inches on the 21st. |
| Event Narrative | Numerous reports of flooding in Southern Gila County. Residents were evacuated along the wash south of San Carlos. Residents near Tonto Basin were stranded for several days after flows of about 60,000 cfs were measured along the Tonto Creek. By Monday, January 25th, the flow was down to about 550 cfs. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 2.365M | 0.00K | |||||||
| TONOPAH | MARICOPA CO. | AZ | 01/21/2010 | 06:30 | MST-7 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K | |
| SAN CARLOS | GILA CO. | AZ | 01/21/2010 | 08:00 | MST-7 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 200.00K | 0.00K | |
| WHITE TANKS | MARICOPA CO. | AZ | 01/21/2010 | 10:17 | MST-7 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 100.00K | 0.00K | |
| CENTRAL DESERTS (ZONE) | CENTRAL DESERTS (ZONE) | AZ | 01/21/2010 | 13:10 | MST-7 | High Wind | 60 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 30.00K | 0.00K |
| YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY (ZONE) | YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY (ZONE) | AZ | 01/21/2010 | 15:00 | MST-7 | High Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 100.00K | 0.00K |
| YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY (ZONE) | YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY (ZONE) | AZ | 01/21/2010 | 16:00 | MST-7 | High Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 300.00K | 0.00K |
| POSTON | LA PAZ CO. | AZ | 01/21/2010 | 16:40 | MST-7 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 100.00K | 0.00K |
| GOMEZ ARPT | MARICOPA CO. | AZ | 01/21/2010 | 18:10 | MST-7 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K | |
| SCOTTSDALE MUNI | MARICOPA CO. | AZ | 01/21/2010 | 20:30 | MST-7 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.500M | 0.00K |
| SANTAN | PINAL CO. | AZ | 01/21/2010 | 20:45 | MST-7 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 2.365M | 0.00K |
