How does flash flooding occur? Arizona State University (ASU)

Arizona state climatologist Erinanne Saffell explains how flash flooding occurs in the Arizona desert and why you should watch out for flooded areas during a rainstorm.

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Should be noted that even with milder rains if it rains in different parts of a region and the water meets at the same time downstream, it can produce rapid rises of rivers incredibly fast. It is statistically infrquent but in smaller mountainous areas it is pretty common.

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This is a PSA about driving during a flood rather a discussion of how different soils are impacted by rain events, and water fails to permeate soils and instead move laterally across the surface.