Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Maricopa
Event narrative (NOAA)
Two men paddle boarding down the Salt River were caught in an undercurrent near 19th Avenue and Broadway on the 9th. They became stuck in the undercurrent around 1000MST and began yelling for help before disappearing under the water. The bodies of the two men were recovered about a week later on the 15th and 16th. Flow in the Salt River was unusually high at the time due to continued upstream releases from Granite Reef Dam. Start time based on continued releases from Granite Reef Dam.
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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.