Massive Monsoon Storm Floods Phoenix Arizona

A massive Monsoon storm slams Phoenix Arizona in July 2021. This monsoon storm was over the span of three days dumping water all across Phoenix and dropping temperatures into the high 60's and 70's for afternoon highs. Phoenix occasionally gets monsoon rain like this every few years but not for three consecutive days like we saw this July weekend.

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[chriswilcox]

This sure beats the drought and fires from last year! We need the water.
Be safe!

[jb]

I LOVE the smell of the desert after it rains.

[Dhhsiisgtafevdnjfiff]

Also keep in mind that just because the swell on top of the road has appeared to have subsided doesn't mean the flood hasn't undermined the road and compromised the structural integrity

[christinekovacich]

Love this ! I'm so grateful for rain this monsoon season

[Havasu]

Just a flash flood. Been loving watching them for 42 years. That desert rain smell!!

[marilynguinnane]

This was beautifully filmed; a treasure. Thank you!

[ericcross]

Native is actually a pretty normal monsoon activity, it's just the past decade or so has been pretty dismal. So glad to see this rain.
Nothing like hiking the Sonoran desert in this kind of weather.

[sandragoodson]

The desert looks so beautiful in the rain. Thanks for going out and showing us.

[wandahicks]

We needed this rain. Repair the low water levels, help the fires

[bradfordeaton]

I'm from Arizona but live in Iowa now. One thing i've learned in Iowa is just because it looks like there's a road under that running water doesn't mean there is. The road can wash out and look perfectly safe until, all of a sudden, your floating in 4 feet of flood water. Don't do it!

[jeffreysharp]

Later this week, can you please get pictures of the newly growing grasses, blooming shrubs and trees in bloom? That ought to be a sight! Thanks for your pictures.

[SimpleDesertRose]

I'm out in the boondocks of Casa Grande. That was a pretty impressive storm we had. We got close to 3" in the first storm. When it hit us the rain was coming down looking outside during the heaviest parts it was like looking at a wall of water. Turned our property into a lake. The toads all came out to sing their songs that night. Friday all the dragonflies were flying around laying their eggs in the water. Feel bad for them since the last of the water finally soaked into the ground today. My mom lives out in Gold Canyon and they got the light show with very little rain, but all the mountain runoff. We got all the flashes and bangs but we couldn't see because of the rain. I hope this continues for the rest of the monsoon season. God knows we need the rain.

[Bluecrows]

The rain in Goodyear today was a soft rain for what seemed like hours.

[MrMarkRoads]

I lived on 115th Ave just south of Jomax (Back when it was Rico Road, named for old man Rico) From 1973 to 2001. The floods down the Agua Fria River have been epic over the decades.

[elultimo]

An old non-PC bit of wisdom: "A White man will build a million dollar house, where an Indian wouldn't pitch his tepee."

[marywinterstein]

Years ago I was trying to get home after the bar closed on a Friday/ Saturday morning. 87 ave union hills used to be 2 lanes. Orange groves spanned the entire area. It was a wash and it was running. Just a stop sign back in the day. It was drizzling and it appeared to be maybe 1 inch of moving water. I get out throw a good size rock and it seemed good to go. I had a 1971 Chevelle so however much it weighed, as soon as I got maybe a foot or so into the little stream of running water, my car got flipped on its side and it drifted into a huge boulder. There were 2 huge 4 wheel trucks with as lift kit and KC, s and winches. One guy drove up to me as now I'm sitting on the we indow frame driver's side and pulled me out. Thank God for those guys. It seemed so innocent. Just a bit of moving water. Right. To hat little bit of water can totally kill you. Hence the stupid motorist law. Thank you

[fraserisaiah]

Just moved to AZ 3 months ago to the verde valley. Yeah this weather is different. Amazing lighting. Exciting stuff.

[chvez]

Break out the gold pans and head for the washes after everything dries.

[deansynan]

This is NOT what a 100 Year Flood even looks like! When the streets in Phoenix are overflowing with water up the the houses, THEN you have the 100 Year Flood. You driving through the water is exactly what you should not be doing! Hikers are killed because the rain falls several miles away and they get caught by the rushing water and worse what is in the riverbeds. They could not outrun the wall of water. Same thing can happen as you drive through the water!!!

[onrycodger]

That's an unbelievable show of force water has. Quick an in a hurry.
Great video! 👍👍