MONSTER FLASH FLOOD intercepted north of Phoenix, Arizona

Monster flash flood intercepted with the flash flood guru David Rankin in New River, AZ just north of Phoenix! Monsoon insanity continues across Arizona and New Mexico with historic rainfall. Another major wave of heavy rain and storms is on the way for tomorrow. These flash floods have an incredible distinctive smell!

[@corkyvanderhaven3391]

The smell of desert rain is unbeatable. Ahhh, so welcome, the rain, when ya live In The desert

[@metalhead7181]

Agreed brother.

[@JesusSaves71185]

It's actually the creosote plants that you are smelling and it's amazing for sure!

[@corkycobon1481]

Creosote and sage. Growing up in Yuma, you could always tell where the storms were coming from. If it smelled like seawater or salt, the storm was coming up from El Gulfo de Santa Clara. If it smelled of creosote or sage then it was coming from across the desert either from El Centro or from Phoenix. If it smelled like dust, you closed up everything and made sure nothing could fly cuz a good haboob was coming.

[@rocketrose2165]

I learned 20 years ago that the proper response is, "YEAH it is."

[@tomcat7843]

Why live in s desert?

[@HMH6592]

I still remember when I moved to Tucson, my dad asked how we like the river and of course my sister and I was wondering where the water. We learned to never cross a wash with running water real quickly by listening to what we were told

[@buckroger6456]

They have been flowing pretty good this last week and of course the last few days.

[@schumannresonanceswithverte]

floods rise so fast!! only takes seconds. listening might save your lives..

[@jacqueb5822]

and that is why you don't want to camp in low lying areas........

[@corkycobon1481]

Why you really should not camp during summer here in AZ. Just because it is not raining where you are at doesn't mean it is not pouring somewhere up North and all the water runs down hill. Too many slot canyons and box canyons that can become death traps during monsoon season. I love the Sonoran Desert. It is where I was born and raised but I also know from years of roaming, hunting and camping, the desert, regardless of time of year, will kill you if you are not careful. Camping on what appears to be high ground may not be that in the event of a sudden squall. AZ really is a truly beautiful and savage garden and as long as you educate yourself and take necessary precautions, the amount of fun and natural beauty you can have here is limitless. I have lived in numerous places courtesy of Uncle Sam(Air Force Brat and Marine Wife) but AZ has been and will always be home for me. There is nothing like it anywhere!!!

[@jacqueb5822]

@@corkycobon1481 yep...that is what i said... don't take chances..... just because you can't see the danger, doesn't mean it is not there.

[@naturalremedy8092]

And if you do, don't let your cooler float away!!!🤦‍♂️

[@thomasmint1761]

No, it is why Igloo is the leading cooler seller

[@GalenlevyPhoto]

They call it a “wash” where water rushes after a good drenching storms in dry areas in the southwest.

[@betsykeller9096]

I've heard that term, as well as "gully washer".

[@kriskoenig4606]

Short for a river bed Davenport. /Sofa /couch Soda/pop

[@sebastianvolkmann8677]

..and right now the entire world gets washed... China, Mexico, London, Germany, India...

[@l963nnn2]

Because it gets washed every now and then. 😎😁😆

[@annikarasmussen6616]

Huh. I never thought why do we call them washes

[@Neznisgip]

Now that's dedication. Filming while running backwards from a flash flood.

[@blang8127]

More like stupid

[@claudiaslover4911]

Yeah stupid

[@bob0s062]

Darwin worthy.

[@chadingram6390]

This is just a wash filling up, good example of how flash floods happen though

[@muddogtracker7449]

@@chadingram6390 Good epitaph.

[@WorthlessUselessLifelessDead]

I've lived in Tucson Arizona, for 27 years, and I finally saw a flash flood in person.

[@Helaw0lf]

Have yet to see the last one that rolled through northwestern communities. Canada de Oro looked semi-full yesterday.

[@wbball15]

That's where my cooler ended up.

[@CliveHQ]

Sorry man, losing a cooler can be... Rough 😔✊ (joke)

[@valerier4308]

😂

[@boredmann1870]

Sorry for the loss

[@almagarcia8749]

😂😂😂funny

[@rosegarten4389]

So the beer is being delivered down stream.

[@jb117354]

This is taking place in a town in Arizona called no other than New River; Go figure.

[@ValeskaTruax]

It floods a lot in New River.

[@phedingsfield]

It started with skunk creek

[@larrysorenson4789]

New River is a bastion of Liberty in the desert. Try it, you’ll like it.

[@soap_1]

Wtf happened to old river

[@larrysorenson4789]

Old river is there most of the year, replaced by a new river each time it rains.🤣🤣🤣

[@hannahsenior5124]

I love the random cooler, flowing down the stream, with the rain water!, classic!

[@roadrunner17lee66]

Oh the memories this brings back of the monsoons . The river is dry hot and arid one minute and flooding the next. The Agua Fria used to run like that. Before they put bridge in on Hiway 80/85 we would be cut off from Phoenix . Ahh the memories.

[@tamijapink6671]

Roadrunner 17 lee- the aqua Fria ran hard during the 1970’s I remember when it wiped out the 35 th ave bridge going to Broadway. Not once but twice.

[@randallsmerna384]

"The times, they are a changin'". 🎶

[@Rick_Hoppe]

Amazing interception, Reed! The power of a flash flood can be even more destructive than a tornado.

[@julietadeson6799]

Holy cow !!! Great footage Reed

[@kvpilots]

i'm born and raised in Arizona. I get so excited every time a storm comes. I love the rain.

[@paraglidingprospector]

REEEED you caught some great footage here in AZ! Way to cover some incredible flash flooding!

[@MaritsView]

*Damn, l wouldn't be that close, that takes a lot of* ⚽️⚾️

or no brain

[@AlexanderNixonArtHistory]

I think he's swinging on the metal frame off-camera.

[@rosegarten4389]

He’s really chasing the beer from the cooler.

[@WesleyAPEX]

So all those rivers in the desert are completely dry except for when it rains then they flood from bank to bank wide with water and what? They’re dry again like a day later? There must not be any fish out there lol

[@cherielk1975]

It’s a desert

[@nitchvideo]

There is a huge lake that fills up every 20 years and they stock it with bass. It usually last at least 5 years.

[@Anthony-hu3rj]

Many are dry year around except for monsoon rains; others, like the San Pedro, usually retains at least some water all year. Not this year.

[@jimanders9971]

Its yucky in Arizona, dont come.

[@Jillysmom63]

@@jimanders9971 I lived there for u years and I thought it was pretty there in some places. I liked the desert. The problem is the heat. The whole time I was there it hit 120 1 time… now you guys have that for a week or more. I came back to Washington state and never thought I’d look forward to rain when I moved from where to Az lol.. I left my X there though…he hates it there hahaha.

[@marywinterstein2952]

As dangerous as they can be, it's so nice to see. We really need this water. Thanks Reed

[@hanscom0790]

Craziness, I live in Pahrump, Nevada a couple hours northwest of you and man that's the biggest flash flood I've seen. We get them here but not that bad. The scorpion was awesome too 🦂🦂🦂

[@elaynebrant6842]

The Rillito wash was full 4 days ago and man you didn't want to be anywhere near it.

[@godblessamerica7048]

When I was in the Air Force in the 80’s, one of the guys had an RC boat that he ran in the street at Davis-Monthan AFB after a monsoon storm.

[@metalhead7181]

I live in Tucson, my wife has been video chatting showing me all the rain were getting. Im in Iowa now . Im a long haul trucker. I wish I was home to enjoy the awesome weather there.

[@leahcimthgirw3163]

My father in law lives in surprise a retired driver himself and I love going out there with my wife to visit and thankfully we've never gotten caught in any flash floods

[@HONDACARGUY]

You still in AZ? If so I’m in Prescott would love to say hi 👋 also if dominator 4 needs anything lemme know, I work at the Subaru dealer here in Prescott.

[@michaelcopeland1624]

Im in az

[@azdbuk]

crv or forester?

[@HONDACARGUY]

@@azdbuk not sure what you mean? Reed drives a forester but oddly I own a crv lol

[@azdbuk]

@@HONDACARGUY just was wondering your opinion hnda vs suby

[@HONDACARGUY]

@@azdbuk oh gotcha haha depends on a lot of things both are good cars but me personally as my KZbin channels suggests I’m a Honda guy!

[@richmuscle8316]

Damn! Those monsoons are real

[@larrysorenson4789]

This was just rain. Monsoons are bigger and accompanied by huge dust clouds lasting only an hour or two. This resulted from showers and sprinkles over the last two days.

[@cherylsibson2529]

well, now's the time to pack rope or bungee cords in your trunks or trucks so that if someone gets caught up in massive amounts of rainfall you can use the rope to help someone get out of a flash flood rather than hurting them. Good that you caught it, Reed. Thanks.

[@josephastier7421]

Bungee cords?

[@SShrikke]

central California is in that sweet spot where we get no relief at all

[@blackberrylady9265]

Aww 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾4 relief to come ya'll way

[@kittygonzalez2827]

Pray the monsoons cause WET T STORMS THIS YEAR ...NO DRY STORMS!

[@HONDACARGUY]

Also there was a Great Wall cloud that formed over chino valley/ Prescott

[@HONDACARGUY]

@@SteveKasian happy to send photos

[@SteveKasian]

@@HONDACARGUY No need; Apparently Reed or his "editor" doesn't want anyone to know facts about the weather in the American Desert Southwest. Weird.

[@HONDACARGUY]

@@SteveKasian I understand how rare it is, I have lived here for many many years and wouldn’t post that if it didn’t happen. There are many great photos of it on the Internet for anyone to check out.

[@SteveKasian]

@@HONDACARGUY I believe you would. I believe that's pretty much your thing: Posting about things that never happened. I think you're a pathological fibber, and that your screen name isn't even HONDACARGUY. I believe you've commandeered the real HONDACARGUY's screen name and are falsely representing yourself to be him. I believe you've actually kidnapped the origianl HONDACARGUY and are attempting to collect a randsom on him via Grinder and Craigslist Personals. And I believe it's all been coordinated with the Deep State. I know. I know all about it.

[@dianebtx7647]

I love the rain in the desert so beautiful such a privilege to have experienced this my favorite monsoon of all times

[@erikhaack4123]

It's amazing how much rain Arizona gets and freaking southern California gets crap of rain.

[@davidsquire2107]

So Cal gets plenty more rain.

[@CelesteAHall]

An amazing show of the force of nature.

[@valerier4308]

Whoa! That's impressive! Stay safe!

[@chrisyanover1777]

Judging by the rain we received today, that wash is running constantly today!

[@californiamade5608]

Same thing I was thinking

[@marks7192]

World: floods in europe, india, china Reed: i need to find a flood

[@eileenmccarthy8507]

Good 1! Lol

[@ravelanone9462]

He was twiddling his thumbs without a tornado to run into.

[@christinaphillips5933]

Az was a beach once I think lots of home's builded on dry Riverbeds mobile home park the cemetery flooded in Tuscon !

[@hannahsenior5124]

Arizona is in a severe drought so, we could really use the rain.

[@Amazingperson-ur8iz]

Isn’t Arizona always a drought? lol

[@tommyz5189]

@@Amazingperson-ur8iz YEP!!!!! Hell, the entire western USA is a large drought..........

[@southernoregonprospector9074]

Nothing out of the cyclic norm. Pay no attention to the news, it's all lies.

[@hannahsenior5124]

@@southernoregonprospector9074 honestly, how would you know?, your profile name states that you're in Oregon. All of our bodies of water, were at half capacity, idk what it is now?, due to the rain.

[@southernoregonprospector9074]

@@hannahsenior5124 being a 25 year long former resident of Las Vegas, I'm well aware of the monsoon cycles of the southwest. The fact is that the rivers did not stop flowing, but the man made reservoirs and their levels ARE controlled, either by use, or simply opening or closing the gates to let the level go up or down. It's a great way to create fear, and since nobody can remember any amount of time these days, people buy into the fear hook line and sinker. I've seen Lake Mead at lower levels than now, and it wasn't that long ago...I've also seen it flowing over the spillways. The Earth's climate go's through cycles, plain and simple...but cycles are fact, not fear, and fear is needed for control.

[@JohnFL]

WOW that is impressive! Thanks for getting such great footage!

[@richardbeee]

Think that's why it's called "New River"? Every time it rains you have a new river. Wonder how much gold is moving around:)

[@gulfcoaststorms739]

It must be that heavy rainfall, that’s why it’s a river flood

[@projectfreedom9510]

I use to deliver for UPS out there. It’s a mud pit when it rains there. The Desert Hills area is pretty bad with rain too. Lots of money there. They might have fixed there roads though by then. This was a while back

[@philwhipple4557]

Gold don't move much.

[@richardbeee]

@@philwhipple4557 Guess it all fell out of the sky? where it lands is where it stays? Missed that in my geology class.

[@gracecatz3996]

Whoever said " weak as water" never saw water like this

[@5DNRG]

After watching videos of the '11 Japan tsunami, the title of this video made me smile.☺️

[@lovinglife6080]

Good video wow its unbelievable what rain can do in a matter of an hour

[@ryantoemmes9685]

Great capture Reed ~

[@richardmcleod5967]

Looks like these people are enjoying themselves!

[@samueljones4]

Nice, they need all of the H2O they can get

[@kriskoenig4606]

Never hurts. We have 10 years plus stored. It's not California type culture

[@Chainyanker007]

@@kriskoenig4606 - How do you store 10 yrs worth of water? In a long term drought you can’t replenish usage and evaporation.

[@harrylegrand1339]

@@Chainyanker007 underground

[@Only60GamesPlayed]

The ENTIRE west coast could use some that! But I guess we will have our turn soon enough! It does look satisfying though! You’re a brave soul!

[@Chainyanker007]

Not if it comes down all at once.

[@chadevans4922]

I'd bottle some of that up. There's a drought out there.

[@kriskoenig4606]

We have 10 years stored. They will catch most of it. They do know what their doing here

[@garywebb4244]

Flash floods in the Arizona area can be extremely dangerous. Back in 79 I lost my younger brother and 4 others that were with him.

[@toddholmes1503]

Sorry. What a tragedy for him you're family and you

[@gotrandy]

Surely there's a way to get some of this water into a nearby reservoir!

[@chasl3645]

@@user-hf2dr7sh4y Captin dementia doesn't even know what "infrastructure" is. He's how ever extremely committed to letting millions of unvaccinated illegals into our country.

[@praisethemosthigh1316]

Awesome scorpion 🦂🦂🦂

[@tomjennings8445]

Sounds like boss told you boys “rain day”

[@eileenmccarthy8507]

Absolutely! This was unreal! The storms came from the north and had a very odd journey! Fyi monsoons per say come from the south!

[@marioremondino9837]

Here it comes…. Thank you! I couldn’t tell. Love the heavy breathing. Nice touch

[@usmcmustang2972]

I always think about how much new gold nuggets the floods spread out.. and I find a lot of them every winter, in places I already cleaned out the year before .. Love the rain. Hate the death they cause...

[@nicktomcheck7958]

Hopefully they will try to conserve some of that water later days.

[@brian70Cuda]

I think I like these as much as the twisters now, thank you:)

[@brian70Cuda]

Is Rankin Studios alive still?

[@Vegas702EsLV]

SUMMERTIME MONSOON ⛈ season Dont ever attempt to drive thru these waters...

[@MicDropBBQ]

I always wondered how could people get swept away. Well, it looks like a small stream at first, and it gets crazy FAST!!! Thanks for the video! I've lived in Phoenix for 3yrs now and haven't seen anything like this since I've been here. I lived in Vegas for about 16yrs and I was there when Caesars flooded and the Strip was literally underwater for a couple of days. But flash floods? This is crazy! It goes from zero to 100 REAL quick!

[@mountaingoat8788]

Flash flood watching is fun lol I grew up partly in the foothills mountains in San Bernardino CA Lived right next to a Creek called watermen canyon as a Young boy I would sneak out and watch the Flash floods boulders rumbling Logs and earth turning I Loved feeling that power and smelling that Earthy smell lol I was a Strang Kid..

[@shawnzimmerman7264]

I’m in Phoenix…amazing how powerful water is…thanks for sharing this

[@alfiyaa8214]

Stay Safe and Stay Aware and Prepared 💯🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@riverstorm8816]

Great video and coverage!

[@schumannresonanceswithverte]

Always remember, the smaller the scorpion, the more deadly the sting.

[@rtchow3000]

i remember seeing the sign "do not cross flashflood occurs" post by the SALT RIVER PROJECT department. the creek or washbasin looks so harmless until the rush came from nowhere like torrential rushing water coming at untold speed. a flash flood is very common in desert Arizona. also when nightfall, the temperature could drop very cold. always have a blanket with you. plenty water and blankets.

[@cathyschroeder6469]

Stay Safe Reed ….😳😳😳 Oooo MY

[@lorinelsen-allen1379]

Reed!! Gizmo needs her Daddy and you’re giving us a heart attack!!

[@chrisflowers9954]

This is a great video!

[@patricklora4434]

Seeing these flash floods reminds me of when I'd make mini flash floods in the dirt of my front yard as a kid when we had no grass yet.

[@connie7128]

I own ten acres in Arizona, and a corner of it is considered a "wash". It becomes a really green area and a magnet for wildlife when we have decent monsoon rains like this year. Part of my property becomes a raging river for awhile, followed by plants and animals I seldom get to see. I also go rockhounding once things dry up, and find some amazing treasures that have washed through and been left behind. I have a collection of beautiful minerals, including some petrified wood, even a fully intact coyote skull. As for the scorpions, I have sat outside at night and passed a black light over the yard outside my back door... loads of them show up in the light, creepy as heck, just sitting out there. Now and then, I get inundated with toads after a heavy rain. So many toads that I actually can't step outside without squishing one. Yuck.

[@ReedTimmerWx]

What an incredible post! Your property sounds like a beautiful place, full of nature

[@lorinapetranova2607]

Nothing like monsoon rain aromas like wet creosote Bush. The smells of the air as the clouds dumping rain slowly move in your direction bringing anticipation of long awaited wetness. Sometimes it's all destructive but most times it's nurturative. Love the sight of cleansed trees n vegetation n hopefully some of those nasty ants getting washed away, far away.

[@TheTayemims]

New to North Phoenix and seeing this is pretty cool. Keep it up 💯

[@willhaslem]

With the water shortage out there somebody needs to be collecting that water.

[@heathercunningham674]

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[@woody95124]

My god!...Instant river!

[@matthewgauthier7251]

The irony is that 1500 years ago they owned the water in that desert. Miles and miles of ancient canals. We act surprised when this occurs. Collectively we suck at reading the room

[@neycastillo8106]

Better than the Weather channel

[@prestonnelson4809]

So nice to see,thanks for sharing

[@spex357]

Scientists say the Sun may be going through a long period of decreased activity known as the Modern Grand Solar Minimum from 2020 to 2053. So stuff like this may get worse. Extreme localised weather of any sort is as normal as Apple pie.

[@aaronv.1746]

Scientists say all kinds of crap that never happens

[@aaronv.1746]

It actually used to happen more when I was a kid growing up in the 90s. This is pretty tame compared to what was normal then.

[@reneebarnes2632]

Fill up the reservoirs!!, up here in Kingman I'm counting the rain storms, number 5 last night, so glad it's cooled off. So glad more is coming!

[@Lindasromperroom]

We are really getting it this year in Kingman.

[@WildernessForever]

Please send some rain to SE Idaho....thunder and lightning occasionally, but no rain!

[@dennisa3419]

Good job!

[@coldwarcomics8823]

Remarkable to catch the beginning of the flood! Just wondering if the end of the flood looks just as remarkable or if the water just slowly goes down to a trickle and then nothing.

[@tonym5627]

Sure seems like that area was designed to take advantage of a known flash flood area and configured it to capture gold

[@rongray8416]

Nope on both counts the whole New River area is full of washes caused by flash floods over centuries of time naturally,.. and if there's gold you gotta dig deep do to the amount of sand and mud...better of going more northwest to the bumblebee area for gold, there you still can pan easier with better results lots of smallish rivers/streams with sandy beaches...then again its monsoon season so it could be just one big mudpit depending on how much water sticks around...either way its not a get rich quick (if at all) place for gold/silver. Its more a small nugget/flake.. pay the bills/hobby.. kind of thing...if there was any "real" big amounts of gold/silver the mines would have been all over it decades ago....sorry to bust that bubble but that's just how it is here in Az

[@billywebb4325]

Good video man!

[@lisagarrett2920]

Flash flooding is not good but it will end up as ground water.

[@katherines6322]

Flash flooding is neither good nor bad, it's just natural.

[@giamehlos5087]

Awesome footage! Stay safe!

[@staticfanatic6361]

Yeah, and in two days they're going to be whining about not having any water. Let's just watch it drain away w/o any retention !

[@jenniferperez8337]

I got a flash flood warning when I was watching this 😂😂

[@therobloxers4757]

Put this in California so the fires stop

[@Neznisgip]

Forests need the fire.

[@weatherataglance6075]

Wow, I’m glad you made it to that little heightened land just in time!

[@larrysorenson4789]

The heightened berms on each side were built to contain this water.

[@weatherataglance6075]

@@larrysorenson4789: Oh really? Wow 😮

[@laureanofigueras1244]

Cracks 👑🌪️🌪️🌪️ 👋🇦🇷

[@andreasadventurouspolihron4028]

I keep watching you do a good job, I wish we could make videos together in the tornadoes. Many greetings from Greece and specifically from my village: Agios Konstantinos Arfaron Messinias.

[@uprightape100]

Feel sorry for that scorpion......they are strictly nocturnal and only a true emergency gets 'em out in daylight.

[@colinmaddocks9352]

This is what KZbin should be about. TRUTH, ADVENTURE AND NOT FAKE NEWS AND RUMOURS.

[@Daniel-qy9mb]

Bro, have you seen the flash floods in China/Indian in the last week? This looks like a calm stream by comparison. Great video, thanks for uploading!

[@bsbobber]

Awesome video

[@harleyv1969]

WOW! excellent video

[@yasminenazarine1629]

I like flood 🌊water rain🌧️ I enjoying to see it 🧐😳🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓

[@kimjohnson-ely2591]

That's a pretty good gully washer!

[@jiripakosta3472]

The flood created a Monstrous River 👌

[@slvrktman7824]

Wow, a new river!

[@muslimgeechee766]

Thanks for the news brother

[@marthafelix3910]

Rain yes I love it... You guys get more rain up in Phoenix than here in yuma

[@blackberrylady9265]

Fantastic great job...Wow It came down real fast & deep...💯💯💯👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾

[@VelMurugan-qb1xq]

well done boys... take it easy ! - Auckland, New Zealand

[@nasimanjum6371]

Omg look at the power nature, flood flash is happening most of places on globe, God bless you all & us all

[@aaryanpahuja2991]

What the hell is happening? These floods are happening everywhere in the world right now!

[@crystalf919]

Its normal here is Phoenix. It happens every summer during Monsoon Season.