Event narrative (NOAA)
Thunderstorms with very heavy rain developed across portions of southern Gila County during the evening hours on July 22nd; some of the stronger storms produced peak rain rates in excess of one inch per hour that were sufficient to cause episodes of flash flooding. Some of the flash flooding affected the area near the town of Globe, and to the northeast along and to the west of Highway 77. At 1834MST the public reported that water was flowing across Glendale Avenue in Central Heights, about 2 miles east of Claypool. Later that evening at 1950MST, according to the Gila County Sheriff's Office two adults were driving a pickup truck to the north of Globe and were swept away by floodwaters as they tried to cross Irene Gulch. One of the adults was injured but ultimately rescued while the other,
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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.