Scattered thunderstorms developed across portions of La Paz County during the early afternoon hours on August 7th; some of the stronger storms produced locally heavy rainfall with peak rain rates in excess of one inch per hour. The heavy rain led to several episodes of flash flooding, all of which were relatively close to the town of Quartzsite. According to local law enforcement, flash flooding took place generally between 1400MST and 1500MST. Highway 95 north of Quartzsite was closed due to multiple washes flowing with water across the highway. About one mile northeast of Quartzsite there were road closures due to flooding along Plymouth Avenue between Senter Street and Tyson Street, and two miles northwest of Quartzsite Tyson Street was closed at Tyson Wash due to the flooding. There were no reports of accidents or injuries due to the flooding. A Flash Flood Warning was in effect at the time of the flooding.

Flash Flood in LA PAZ, ARIZONA
From 07-AUG-19 13:30:00 to 07-AUG-19 17:30:00 (MST-7)
Location: QUARTZSITE ARPT
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Scattered thunderstorms developed across central and southern portions of La Paz County during the early afternoon hours on August 7th. Some of the stronger storms generated intense rain with peak rain rates in excess of 2 inches per hour. The heavy rain led to flash flooding near the town of Quartzsite. According to local law enforcement, at 1430MST flash flooding 3 miles north of Quartzsite led to the closure of Highway 95 due to several washes flowing heavily in the area. No accidents were reported due to the flooding.  A Flash Flood Warning had been issued at 1338MST and was in effect at the time of the flash flooding.

Flash Flood in LA PAZ, ARIZONA
From 07-AUG-19 13:30:00 to 07-AUG-19 17:30:00 (MST-7)
Location: QUARTZITE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Scattered thunderstorms developed across central and southern portions of La Paz County during the early to middle afternoon hours on August 7th. Some of the stronger storms produced intense rainfall with peak rain rates in excess of 2 inches per hour. The heavy rain led to some flash flooding around the town of Quartzsite. According to local law enforcement, at 1500MST flash flooding led to the closure of Tyson Street at Tyson Wash. No accidents were reported due to the flash flooding. A Flash Flood Warning was issued earlier at 1338MST and was in effect at the time of the flooding.

Flash Flood in LA PAZ, ARIZONA
From 07-AUG-19 13:30:00 to 07-AUG-19 17:30:00 (MST-7)
Location: QUARTZSITE ARPT
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Scattered thunderstorms developed across central and southern portions of La Paz County during the early afternoon hours on August 7th; some of the stronger storms generated intense rain with peak rain rates in excess of 2 inches per hour. The heavy rain led to some flash flooding around the town of Quartzsite. According to local law enforcement, at 1400MST flash flooding one mile northeast of Quartzsite led to the closure of Plymouth Avenue between Senter Street and Tyson Street. No accidents were reported due to the flooding. A Flash Flood Warning was issued at 1338MST, shortly before the flooding report.