Event narrative (NOAA)
Heavy rain of two to four inches occurred the previous afternoon on Tucson's west side near Ajo Way and Kinney Road and directly over the Brawley Wash just west of Sandario Road. In addition, two to three inches of rain fell in the Sierrita Mountains west of Green Valley. By the time the runoff from the Sierrita Mountains reached the west side of Tucson many hours later, Brawley Wash overflowed its banks. During the overnight hours, five vehicles drove into the flood waters and became stranded along Manville Road just west of Sandario Road. Around 2 am, one man escaped his vehicle before it was washed downstream only to be swept several yards away himself. He suffered a leg injury. His vehicle was found 200 yards downstream, upside down. The man's wife was found in the vehicle, drown. R
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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.