Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$15K
Area
Pima
Event narrative (NOAA)
Up to 1.5 inches of rain in less than 1 hour caused rapid flows on Flato Wash which swept away a vehicle on Old Nogales Highway. The lone driver, who had driven around police barricades, and the vehicle were swept downstream to the west side of main Nogales Highway where the vehicle rested on its top, but remained submerged in flood waters. Rescuers were unable to reach the driver in time to save him.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.