County Hazards

Storm events on record through

Flood events in Yuma County, Arizona The flood events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 72 flood events on record for Yuma County, Arizona, from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest flood event on record is on 27 Sep 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 53 flood events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.

The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.

Zone (NWS Forecast Zone): A zone is a geographic area defined by the NWS for issuing forecasts, watches, and warnings. While zones often align with counties, they can also represent smaller or subdivided areas within a county to account for differences in weather conditions, such as elevation or proximity to water. Larger-scale events—such as heat, cold, drought, and winter storms—are typically recorded by zone.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Flood, Flash Flood, Coastal Flood, Lakeshore Flood.

Newest flood events on record

Flash Flood

5 miles WSW of LIGURTA

Flash Flood

8 miles N of DOME

Flood

1 mile SW of MOHAWK

Flash Flood

7 miles ENE of LAGUNA. Damage estimate: $2 thousand

Flash Flood

5 miles ENE of LAGUNA. Damage estimate: $30 thousand

Flash Flood

1 mile SW of EL PUEBLECITO. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Flood

3 miles NW of WELLTON

Flood

3 miles NNW of WELLTON

Flood

3 miles NNE of WELLTON

Flash Flood

2 miles S of EL PUEBLECITO

Flash Flood

1 mile W of EL PUEBLECITO

Flash Flood

1 mile ESE of EL PUEBLECITO

Flash Flood

At EL PUEBLECITO

Flash Flood

1 mile SSE of EL PUEBLECITO

Flash Flood

1 mile SSE of EL PUEBLECITO

Flash Flood

195 miles WSW of TONTO BASIN. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Flash Flood

1 mile NNW of WELLTON

Flash Flood

2 miles WSW of WELLTON

Flash Flood

1 mile WSW of TACNA

Flash Flood

At ARABY

Flood

2 miles SW of BLAISDELL. Damage estimate: $500

Flood

6 miles SSE of BLAISDELL

Flood

2 miles S of EL PUEBLECITO

Flash Flood

3 miles SSE of BLAISDELL

Flash Flood

1 mile SSE of EL PUEBLECITO. Damage estimate: $2 thousand

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. NCEI gives no magnitude for this hazard.

Flood events by year

Flood events on record for Yuma County by year, 1950 to 2026
DecadeYear that ends in 0Year that ends in 1Year that ends in 2Year that ends in 3Year that ends in 4Year that ends in 5Year that ends in 6Year that ends in 7Year that ends in 8Year that ends in 9All
1950s00000000000
1960s00000000000
1970s00000000000
1980s00000000000
1990s00000013228
2000s03010011006
2010s001121106214
2020s0010113200 (part of the year)44

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Flood and flash flood events are on record from 1996. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

  1. Jan3 events
  2. Feb1 event
  3. Mar1 event
  4. Apr1 event
  5. May1 event
  6. Jun0 events
  7. Jul6 events
  8. Aug20 events
  9. Sep35 events
  10. Oct2 events
  11. Nov1 event
  12. Dec1 event

Beside the other counties

Flood events on record: Yuma County beside the total of the counties of Arizona and of the United States
MeasureYumaAll counties of ArizonaAll counties of the United States
Flood events, 1996 to 2026723,871177,902
Events for each 100 square miles1.33.45.0
Events for each 10,000 residents3.55.35.4

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More flood events on record

Flood events on record for Yuma County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
DateEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$50 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$15 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$2 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$40 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$100 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$25 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

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Cite this page

County Hazards. "Flood events on record for Yuma County, Arizona". https://countyhazards.com/county/az/yuma/flood/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on .

Questions

Which month has the most flood events on record for Yuma County?
September has 35 of the 72 flood events on record from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many flood events are on record for Arizona?
NCEI has 3,896 flood events on record for Arizona from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Yuma County compare with the other counties of Arizona?
The counties of Arizona have 3.4 flood events for each 100 square miles. Yuma County has 1.3.
Why are some flood events on record for a forecast zone?
NCEI records some event types for a National Weather Service forecast zone and not for a county. This page counts a zone event when the zone has the name of the county.