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| Event typeevent_type | Heavy Rain |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 533,723 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 88,413 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2014-09-08T10:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2014-09-08T16:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | ARIZONA |
| County/zone typecz_type | C |
| County/zone namecz_name | MARICOPA |
| Latitudelat | 33.378 |
| Longitudelon | -111.909 |
| End latitudeend_lat | 33.378 |
| End longitudeend_lon | -111.909 |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 50.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Newspaper |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Showers and embedded thunderstorms developed across south central Arizona during the early morning hours on September 8th, and as the morning progressed the showers intensified and became more and more widespread. Partially due to an infusion of tropical moisture from former hurricane Norbert, the storms produced intense rainfall with rainfall rates commonly in excess of 2 inches per hour and in some cases, in excess of 6 inches per hour for short periods of time. By the middle of the morning, most of the central deserts had received over two inches of rain, and many locations across the greater Phoenix metropolitan area picked up between 3 and 6 inches of rainfall. Phoenix Sky Harbor airport received 3.29 inches of rainfall with this event; the rain total set an all time record for any calendar date. The rainfall caused widespread flash flooding followed by flooding; numerous roads were closed. Several freeways were closed, including Interstate 10, as pumping stations failed and lakes several feet deep formed across portions of the freeways. Hundreds of cars were stranded across the greater Phoenix area, many buried to the top of their hoods in flood waters. Hundreds of homes and apartment complexes across the greater Phoenix area were flooded. Heavy rains damaged roofs across the valley, and collapsed the roof of a Fry's grocery store in Tempe. Clearly, the heavy rainfall led to a historic flooding event across south central Arizona on September 8th. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | Widespread showers and embedded thunderstorms developed across the central and southeast portion of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the early morning hours on September 8th, and they persisted into the middle of the morning. The showers produced intense rainfall; gages indicated rain rates from 2 to nearly 6 inches per hour at times. Many locations across Tempe and Chandler received 2.5 to 5 inches of rain during the morning. According to an on-line article posted by the East Valley Tribune, at about 0800MST heavy rain caused the collapse of a roof at the Fry's grocery store located at the intersection of Baseline Road and McClintock Road. The Tempe Fire Department indicated that there were no injuries, and that the store would be closed until further notice. |
| Yearyear | 2,014 |
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