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Eventdex · Heavy Rain

MARICOPA

872403 · 33.490, -112.480

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Event typeevent_typeHeavy Rain
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id872,403
Episode IDepisode_id145,328
Begin UTCbegin_utc2020-03-18T23:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2020-03-19T01:30:00+00:00
StatestateARIZONA
County/zone typecz_typeC
County/zone namecz_nameMARICOPA
Latitudelat33.490
Longitudelon-112.480
End latitudeend_lat33.490
End longitudeend_lon-112.480
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property0.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourcePublic
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeScattered showers and thunderstorms developed across the central deserts during the afternoon hours on March 18th. The storms impacted portions of the greater Phoenix area. Locally heavy rain developed in a line from Sun City West southwestward through the town of Buckeye; peak rain rates were in excess of one inch per hour and resulted in the potential for flash flooding. One Flash Flood Warning was issued for the western portion of the Phoenix area. To the east of Mesa, thunderstorms generated wind gusts in excess of 60 mph that led to multiple trees being blown down. Additionally, at about 1500MST storms in the community of Maricopa dropped dime to penny sized hail. There were no reports of damage due to the large hail.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeScattered thunderstorms, some with heavy rain, developed across the western portion of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the afternoon hours on March 18th. Peak rain rates were observed to be well in excess of one inch per hour at times. At 1700MST a trained spotter located 1 mile west of Citrus Park measured 0.80 inches within a 45 minute period. At 1647MST there was a public report that indicated 1.11 inches of rain fell within a short period near Indian School Road and 195th Avenue. Most of the rain fell within a ten minute period; 0.83 inches was measured between 1617MST and 1627MST. The rain was recorded at a flood control district automated gauge near Jackrabbit Trail and Indian School Road. Although flash flooding was not reported, a Flash Flood Warning was issued for the area at 1637MST and the warning continued through 2030MST.
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MARICOPA — Heavy Rain — TerraPulse