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Flash FloodGila, Arizona

February 22, 2020 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Gila

Event narrative (NOAA)

Two people were canyoneering in Bull Canyon (also known as Water Slide Canyon) near Cherry Creek when one was swept away by rushing waters. An inch and a half to two inches of rain had fallen in the drainage in the previous 11 hours.

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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.

Flash Flood — Gila, Arizona, February 22, 2020 | DisasterAtlasUSA