BIGGEST Craziest Flash Flood Front Wall Intercept in Rimrock Arizona

[@ninjadog9346]

Reed, you have some of the best and most informative weather videos I have ever seen. I am aware of other people who say oh some people make too much noise in their videos, but to heck with them. Please never stop doing what you do, sir.

[@johntaylor4817]

I enjoy the enthusiasm as well.

[@MarkPulford-p7i]

Wow. Big weather in a big country - good watch. Mainly smaller weather in a smaller country here in the UK. We do get some of your second hand weather systems after they have crossed the pond.

[@pcm7315]

Would not be a Reed Timmer vid without his excited exclamations. Would not want it any other way.

[@brown5252]

The "stupid motorist law" is a law in the U.S. state of Arizona that states that any motorist who becomes stranded after driving around barricades to enter a flooded stretch of roadway may be charged for the cost of their rescue. The law corresponds to section 28-910 of the Arizona Revised Statutes

[@robertcolpitts4534]

They have a similar law here in Texas. They get charged the full amount...... if they survive. Turn Around! Don't Drown!

[@jadepaulsen8456]

Same in whistler British Columbia. You ski outside the warnings.....you pay. 5000.00$ and up. Rescuers are risking their lives because of cocky fools.

[@slabriprock5329]

We had a rescue interviewed on TV here and she said "I saw that road closed sign but I thought it just meant be careful"

[@brown5252]

@@slabriprock5329 ☠☠☠☠

[@kathyobdstuckless8400]

Ppl are curious to a fault

[@AstraLuna-o9i]

I’ve lived in Arizona my whole life and every year we suffer from preventable deaths during monsoon season because people don’t practice extreme caution during flash floods. Don’t camp in washes, or near river beds even if the sky is clear. Don’t drive through washes even if the water looks shallow. Don’t hike into canyons or washes even if the weather is clear where you are at. Heavy localized rainfall is common during monsoons, so even if it’s sunny and nice where you are at, you have no idea what is coming from upstream. If you suspect there is a flash flood headed your way get to high ground immediately, even if it means abandoning your vehicle. Do not try to outrun the water. Just some tips I was taught from a young age about the dangers of the monsoons.

[@markdaniel8740]

The event shown here started far away and the sky goes from nice and pleasant to extremely heavy wind and rain in minutes.

[@louisc.gasper7588]

Last year, here in Cochise County, a motorist got in trouble when he drove into what looked to be merely standing water. It was mud, deep enough to strand him. He called his brother to come and winch him out. Then another flood came and both were swept away. Remarkably, they were able to get out of the water two miles downstream and survived without serious injury. Their clothes were mostly torn off them by the branches they encountered in the water. Few people drown in flash floods; most of the deaths are from blunt force injury from the logs and rocks and other heavy stuff driven along by the water.

[@nemo227]

@@louisc.gasper7588 Some "lessons" come at a dear price. Those brothers will remember their lesson all the rest of their days.

[@louisc.gasper7588]

@@nemo227 And it's a lesson not widely shared or understood: He did not drive into moving water, which is the great mantra we are taught. He didn't violate that rule at all. But he still was caught by the flood. The key is perhaps that it was at night, and it just wasn't possible to see clearly what he was getting into.

[@nemo227]

@@louisc.gasper7588 Indeed, yes. Sometimes the water flow looks safe enough but the water carries many battering rams in the form of logs, big rolling rocks. No one wants to be battered to death.

[@visionsofheaven]

Amazing. When I first moved to AZ, I didn't know about the monsoon (pre-cell phone days!) and was hiking back in the Crack at Wet Beaver creek on a sunny day. The monsoon rolled over the rim and poured in sheets. Gorgeous, but we were hiking on a cliffside trail with water pouring down the washes over our ankles. When we reached the base of the cliff, we thought we were in the clear on a wide trail high above the creek but forgot water would be pouring down the mountain, so we were hiking in four inches! There really weren't many safe options. Happily, we made it out safe, but I have had HUGE respect for the weather ever since! Incredible video! I've driven past Dry Beaver creek hundreds of times and will look at it with amazement now!

[@Oldbmwr100rs]

A friend living in Tucson once found what looked like a buried car in a wash after some flooding and called the police. Ended up the car was last seen driving into a flooded wash back in the mid 70's, and when the car was dug out some human remains were found. At least this finally closed a missing person case. Flash flooding is serious, those signs were put there for a reason.

[@jaebee9308]

Oh my gosh. This brought back so many memories of living in the high desert in California. One minute you have a dry Wash- the next minute a raging river. Nature is amazing

[@randomweirdo2701]

The same thing happens in far west Texas and neighboring parts of New Mexico as well. They're also high desert.

[@marlenaforbes-reidy9876]

Incredible one minute it’s dry and next minute it’s flooding everywhere fascinating to watch nature turn things around in such a short time. Thank you for sharing

[@Mike-01234]

What people don't realize here in Arizona the flash floods washes are dug out and have a high degree angle due to the soft sand water quickly erodes causing the water to flow at a high rate. Much higher then water flows in the midwest.

[@jcgardner5852]

I live in southwest Utah so its similar and lived in Az. Floods so dangerous

[@ryanandkariwolf2970]

We live right on the top of the plateau of the “Dry Beaker Creek.” We witnessed this wall of water standing at the top of our property. I told my husband I could hear it coming down the creek. You can hear it very loud and clear. We hike this creek all the time with our children, and I’ve always advised to them anytime it’s raining anywhere in the outskirts to get out of the creek immediately in fact that we only allow them to go when it’s a sunny day. Arizona has had the biggest monsoon season and wettest winter and right now March 23 we’re having major flash floods. It’s a sight to behold to see a wall of water, and we’ve explain to the children how dangerous it is, even though it looks unassuming the debris and the way it travels and how fast it travels is unassuming.the Dry Beaver Creek has pockets that are well over 20 feet deep. You would never think it but it’s got very interesting terrain. We have stood above looking down at cars trying to cross and people being swept away and have watched multiple search and rescue teams try to rescue people. Please be safe and never cross the creek when running. The debris that we have found after these flash floods are amazing, including car parts parts of a home even children’s car seats. Reed you’ve done this area an amazing job! I’ll try to attach some pictures.

[@farmerphilosopher2493]

Awesome vid Reed! It is astonishing how quickly that turned from "Oh look! There's a bit of water coming." to "Holy crap! It's a raging, muddy river full of debris, get to high ground NOW!!" Seriously like 90 seconds from trickle to extreme danger. It's natural to underestimate the seriousness of a situation like that.

[@charlesward8196]

At 3:44 you can see a “hydraulic jump” develop on the left margin of the frame, and quickly migrate upstream as the water depth increases as the downstream flow from center frame behind the small dirt berm intersects and over rides the transverse flow coming from left to right. Pretty cool fluid dynamics.

[@coleytoons]

Love your videos. I live in Las Vegas,NV and a few years ago we were at the Wetlands and it started raining in North Las Vegas and then the flowing water started to get really loud so even though we had clear skies where we were and no rain yet we moved to higher ground so that we were on the paved bike trail that was there. Then I kept hearing random like wood knocks and creaking and then snap snap. I looked and saw like 12 50ft tall trees swaying slowly them looking like those whacky flaying floating tube thingys usually at used car lots. And then saw this whirlpool/sinkhole open up and swallowed those trees like they were nothing along with probably an acres worth of land. Within 4 minutes the flowing water in the wash that was as wide as a 2 lane road opened up and was wider than all the lanes from one side to the other side of the I-15 before it started to rain at the Wetlands where we were. If I ever get my computer working I have video footage of it that I recorded on my phone and I will upload it here on youtube.

[@kevinb3812]

Do Show!

[@Aurelia6190]

I’ve never seen a flash flood, this is amazing. I had no idea it could come so quickly!

[@ronblack7870]

there are more dramatic ones on youtube where water overtakes bridges. so goes from dry to overtopping a bridge in like 30 seconds.

[@harrycurrie9664]

Yes, amazing how big it got from only 3 inches.

[@jeannefoster5594]

@@Aurelia6190 what’s also amazing is the amount of debris it carries.

[@mulletover3832]

That's what she said. I'm sorry.

[@russellayton6408]

That is insane. Imagine a choke point with that volume that fast. Great footage/example of the speed of the danger.

[@JasonGlausWx]

Nice intercept! Not many people realize the dangers of flash flooding. That area became a river so fast! Never Stop Chasing!

[@ReedTimmerWx]

Never stop chasing.

[@southernsass2937]

@@ReedTimmerWx Stay safe Reed. Wow, really scary 😳

[@DennisGr]

the danger is very real, a flash flood in germany last year in the ahr valley killed 200 and caused billions in property damages. we were underprepared. as you can see from the numbers, this is comparable to something like the joplin,mo f5 from 2011. very, very scary.

[@leechjim8023]

Indeed, that was a real river!

[@DieselRamcharger]

and if you get caught in one out in arizona you go to jail, if you survive. we tired of these dumb fuckers.

[@katden220]

This is my a backyard. Wet Beaver creek runs right behind my house, dry BC is about 3 min away. I see this every monsoon season

[@sharongoodsell9341]

Dose the water overflow from a river , Aussie

[@Patrickak2013]

I don't live to far from Rimrock but back in 2004-6 there was some good monsoons that wood come and this particular area at this crossing would be 5' higher and almost flowing up to the road. There were other places too like Oak Creek canyon and the Verde River that would hurl big huge rocks down the river channels, the sound was deafening.

[@ReedTimmerWx]

Wow just after the very active 2003-2004 tornado seasons

[@tonythomas951]

Ive been in Tucson since 69 and remember 83. That was serious flooding.

[@Patrickak2013]

@@tonythomas951 Yes, there was and then there was a drought later then back to more more monsoons. That was when AZ had natural weather and now it seems to be chemtrails and weather wars making our weather now with little to no monsoons. Destroying the food crops with too much water or not enough.

[@Torcon333]

Thats awesome footage Reed shows just how fast flooding can happen. We had family swept away few years ago sleeping in tents on river bank. Didnt even rain where they were camping it came a down poor about 10 miles away from them and the river took them in their sleep. This happened in sw Missouri several years ago!

[@FlourishingLove]

Were they ever found? Did they perish or survive?

[@brucebaker3523]

After living in Thailand for 14 years it's funny to see your excitement over what is a regular rainy day here. We keep a kayak handy for the big ones.

[@NoCopyrightMusicsss]

There it is. The inevitable "yeah, well where I live we get tsnumais, tornadoes, wildfires, and hurricanes every day! And they're all 10x bigger!!"

[@Butterbean13]

That was so amazing For people who don’t know what a flash flood is they need to watch this GOOD JOB 👍

[@jasoncostello3471]

Never ever lose that sweat band. Great work and Thank You ! I have run that stretch a handful of times in a ducky.

[@C.L.190]

I had no idea Reed had a doctorate.... Damn, if I had one, I'd be constantly reminding people I'm a Dr. Lol Reeds awesome AND he's humble!

[@newenglandcoast7121]

Agreed. His knowledge makes my head spin!

[@Wildman-zh8lg]

Not that kind of doctor

[@StamfordBridge]

Before anyone even thinks of attempting something like this, they should be aware that Reed has been working with water for many years. The water knows and trusts him, and will not attack no matter how close he gets.

[@Northrop-Grumman1991]

Yup that’s why his nickname is Reed the water bender 😊❤

[@RudyBrandt]

Nonsens

[@krab1791]

More like someone took the video and he used it as a green screen

[@MadScienTEST]

So dumb

[@StamfordBridge]

@@MadScienTEST Don’t be so hard on yourself.

[@kacythomas7436]

About 65 years ago I was privileged to see a flash flood in person, it was nothing like what you filmed here, but it was fascinating. That for sharing and bringing back memories of my teen years.

[@watertrinemystic]

The power of water. Amazing! What a rush!

[@dfiler2]

Please don’t put music over the top of the video. It ruins the ability to hear the flood.

[@josephgarcia2979]

Yes, there's nothing like the sound of water roaring down an empty creek.

[@blackdogRexy]

Agreed , so many you tube vids are ruined by music, particularly when it is the lame generic stuff as used in this vid.

[@rogerdudra178]

Greetings from the BIG SKY. Having lived in Phoenix in the late 50s, I learned what water is on the desert. Bet you're having fun.

[@HighSeasCruiser]

I grew up in that neighborhood and am still in awe at the sudden and intense power of rain in the desert. Never Stop Chasing!

[@davekreitzer4358]

Dude looks like he's hammered ! Nice retro , tennis headband ! 😅😂🤣

[@petgranny194]

Thanks for another great explanation and up personal view of flash flood dangers and tips to stay safe. Important information if you are purchasing property, exploring a new area, or building a home..

[@jgw5491]

My family used to travel during the summer to Amarillo TX. One afternoon near the Arizona/California border we were caught under a devastating cell that dropped so much rain we couldn't see the front of our hood. My dad immediately drove to the highest rise on the road and stopped. Streams of water poured across the road before us and behind us. We just stayed there and watched the flood go around us. We had to wait a couple of hours until the water abated, and even then we ended up rolling over a sharp rock and had to find an open repair place in Needles, CA to fix it. That was a memorable day on the road!

[@koomky]

Impressive! We have the same phnomenon in our mountains in France.

[@michaelcauser474]

It is incredible how powerful a "little bit of water" is when it gets together with all it's buddies. Thank you for showing us this example.

[@MaryOKC]

I can’t get over the sweat band. LOL!!! 😂

[@Chrissy85308]

I grew up in Iowa but have lived in AZ. The flash floods here come so fast and furious. It is crazy!

[@SeniorMoostacho]

Awesome. Great work. The Best PSA ever.

[@orscrub3161]

this also happens in WV. my 2 younger brothers and their friends were caught in the middle of the night. they were camping too close to a small creek. ended up in trees clinging on for life! stunning yet scary video!!

[@michaelmixon2479]

Amazing how quickly the water volume increases. Good video!

[@rosemckeighry8411]

Wow! Great video, thanks! I live about a 3/4 mile from Dry Beaver, and hike it frequently, a few miles upstream from where you shot the video. I've always been amazed at how fast the creek can go from no water at all to a raging torrent in no time flat. Going down to check the water level in the creek right after I finish this post, but definitely not going anywhere near the creek bottom after watching that video!

[@proveritate9312]

Wau !!! Imagine 1000 floods like that, and how it will change the geographic history of the area ! Amazing to watch mother earth changing !

[@jens724]

Oh my gosh, I just saw this video and this is just a few miles from where I live. Great video Reed. I remember this storm.

[@RuthAnnnMorris]

It always surprises me just how many people will try to cross the roads in a flash flood!! I’m a Native Arizona resident, no matter how many signs go up people still try to cross the roads!!

[@climeaware4814]

1988, I was stationed at Kirtland AFB and was in the highest of Albuquerque. I was at the edge of the 100 year flood. 7 inches of rain and hail came down in 45 minutes. it was terrifying! all the intersections turned into raging rivers. One teenager crossed the arroyo when it was flowing and the flow rate was so intense, the Guard Rail was ripped out of the ground and the car with teenager went sailing down Indian school road. She was yelling for help but no one could help her. Her body was found a mile down river in some bushes. Car was buried with sand to its roof.

[@hermosafish]

Lots of beavers in Arizona! LOL, Beaver Creek. Great video my friend. Thank you.

[@janmccann8081]

Great video! I think you're having far too much fun! Greetings from the UK.

[@mokihaname]

His excitement and enthusiasm are infectious. 😁

[@itsmattgreene]

Dude love your work and what you do especially the little messages you put in the corners keep up the good work

[@darknessislight3689]

Fantastic work 👍🏾☺️

[@indigowolf556]

Wow that was pretty amazing footage. Just from three inches of rain simply amazing

[@sheilaedie7408]

Wow, how did you catch this, I’m astonished! I have never in my life seen footage like this! How did you know this? You definitely have God on your side, no doubt whatsoever! It’s totally unbelievable footage. Thank you !

[@dtvjho]

The creek bed doesn't have to be dry to get into trouble. There's this water hole on Adams Ave by Crescentville Rd, recall hearing of a flash flood warning. Tacony creek runs by there, and with a low-head dam creating a sizable pool, many inner-city youth play in it with no city pools nearby. A wall of high water came down the creek and caught them by surprise. Several went over the dam onto the rocky creekbed and lost their lives. Philadelphia PA.

[@judil3294]

Just the sound is awesome.

[@99noxman]

Great stuff. Great opportunity to manage and capture water resources to help meet future needs instead of letting the water slip away.

[@davidferrer5709]

Wow here it comes.

[@PhoenixianThe]

Nothing here displays the suddenness and danger of the flood quite like the drone view of just how _close_ the leading edge of the flood is to the zone over the road that's obviously too deep and fast-running to cross.

[@Velodan1]

Amazing work Reed

[@NanaOneAZ]

I am ever in awe of the power of nature!

[@triciac1019]

That flood ended up drastically bigger than I thought it would be. These videos should be shown on all news stations to show how huge the flash floods can get. Thank you for sharing this. Glad you were safe.

[@DegenerateToo]

Thank you, first time I’ve ever seen a flash flood.

[@03focussvt943]

Good vid, Reid! As an AZ resident of a decade, I can attest to how powerful our storms and flooding are. Your vid captures it perfectly!

[@AprilG-rg8nu]

Scrolled up to your videos, sooo cool!! I grew up in Tucson 1958-1971. Behind our house was a deep arroyo we played in. We had many flash floods that never overflowed the bank. The city would cut off entrances into the arroyos. It fascinated me, still does!!

[@bonblue4993]

Another reminder of the awesome and dangerous power of water. People need to see stuff like this so that they can understand how powerful water is and how not to get caught in it.

[@sickwilly1171]

Cool clip, good job. Liked the drone footage.

[@ReedTimmerWx]

Thank you Sick Willy

[@allangibson8494]

And the defining feature is these floods can occur when there is no rain for miles…

[@M_ATTHEW]

"Very dangerous storm almost got struck right there." Be careful Reed especially driving through flood waters! Be safe man!

[@ritabutler1951]

Reed you are a big weather nerd. ❤️

[@digiphot2]

While I was Stationed in the U.S. Coast Guard in Ketchikan, AK. in November, 1969, It started raining at 0900 and it rained all day till 1500! Only 54 inches fell in those six hours of Rain! in just twelve more hours, 45 inches came down filling the Liquid Rain Gage which registered 197 inches on December 31! The record to this day officially is 220.00 inches. Now that is RAIN! I lived in Aberdeen, WA. till 1965. The people in that town don't Tan, they RUST! We have 120 in., and every summer we come over the Cascades to Eastern WA. We get home to Aberdeen with deep brown Tans! Since 2006, when I decided to avoid the Aberdeen rain.....Till I moved to Spokane and their 18.00 inches! I will never ever complain about the precipitation amounts here in Spokane, WA. ever again!

[@dannybuilding1044]

Thank you for this stay safe

[@tack_dog]

This is the first time I’ve seen one of your videos. Very well planned I love the intensity. I plan on watching you more in fact I’m going to subscribe and like this video. If I can make a suggestion , when the light level is low during storms please don’t move your camera so fast. End up losing a lot of detail and takes some of the intensity away. Just a tip. Thank you for all you do it’s awesome!

[@allieeverett9017]

I love watching you chase storms and monsoon floods. Such amazing excitement 🤩🤩🤩

[@nacy55]

After living in Arizona for around 19 years one thing that we always learned is if you're driving in any area that could be part of a flash flood and you see dark clouds in the distance over the mountains get the heck out of Dodge. Cuz one's coming. We even saw a flash floods at coming down i-17 in 2013 through Phoenix. This time of year is a great time of year to see this kind of stuff go on. I hope that you get to see a microburst. We got those from time to time during monsoon season.

[@tonytiangco]

Wow, amazing how quickly it grew. I live in the Village and didn't realize Dry Beaver could rise like that.

[@joeharwell54]

We lived in Phoenix from 1990 to 1993, coming from Tulsa, OK. The power of flash floods in Arizona is amazing and dangerous. People drown every year thinking they can drive or walk across a creek bed but get pulled downstream before they can react.

[@tammysims8716]

Love you Reed. Great work as usual. I could do without the loud background music. Lol

[@ejm91206]

This water ran all season after this too. Anyone passing by in winter 2023 would have thought it was a perennial waterway. I got some great Milky Way shots over the creek because of this!

[@jerrylee8261]

You can hear the excitement in Dr. Timmer's voice. He's lucky to have a job in a field he loves. I have never seen a flash flood in person living in Southeastern part of USA where we get about 46" of rain per year. That is frightening. If you get caught in that and have no other choice, I guess climbing a huge tree would be safe.

[@CriaAndKiddFW]

The bad thing about the rain we get here in the East is the mudslides off the mountains when the ground is oversaturated.

[@notdone1975]

Unfreakin real never saw a flash flood before!

[@trina2021]

The flood is like umm.. Excuse me let me go by sir... thank u.. 😇 when I was home in the reservations we use to watch the floods when it rained heavy when I was little.

[@tihspidtherekciltilc5469]

That water may not be that deep but right on the downstream edge of the road was what's called a drowning machine much like low head dams. It wouldn't take much of a branch to knock someone off their feet and then get trapped in the turbulence. Stay safe

[@xcrockery8080]

If you do get dragged into it, you need to swim down and use the bottom to crawl out towards downstream.

[@dtvjho]

In white water rafting, those are called hydraulics. People knocked off rafts and kayaks have been known to get tossed in a few cycles like a washing machine then get spit out before they drown, the very unlucky few do die in these. A raft or kayak getting caught is likely to flip.

[@Sl20]

Awesome photography!!!!!!🤫always be careful!!!🤫

[@kennysimms5217]

I like where you put up the little blue boxes explaining the situation, but keep them up a few seconds longer so I can read the whole explanation please. Keep chasing my friend.

[@redflamearrow7113]

Yes, please keep the blue boxes up longer. The ones in the first half of the video were impossible to finish reading!

[@sevenmile]

@@redflamearrow7113 Pause button??

[@MzVicky]

Thanks Reed for educating us on flash flooding and thanks Brian for the great edit. Never Stop Chasing!

[@michaelbauer5081]

That is powerful and awesome and deadly at the same time!! Wow.

[@RoadTrekker866]

Yes thank you for encouraging others to cross flooded roads.

[@brtecson]

That escalated quick!! I just move to the southwest so this is the type of stuff I need to learn, so thanks for the upload :)

[@theJimmer66]

If you love what you do you'll never work a day in your life. Reed reminds me of a happily excited child. He's got it made.

[@jcgardner5852]

It would pay to mention that post flood crossing of roads the flood crossed is dangerous check downstream side of road as flood often undercuts it as it washes out. Road may collapse undervehicle. Always check .

[@citetez]

Also, a woodchuck may have chucked wood.

[@hadleymanmusic]

Man much needed rain a blessing

[@shereef3823]

Thanks Reed for your extraordinary footage!

[@drueatcer]

Nice, always fun to see the beginning of it.

[@sophierobinson2738]

Fluid dynamics: fascinating.

[@Raptorman0909]

Most of these desert streams are dry most of the year and they are often used as routes for hikers or 4-wheelers, but when the rain comes they flash flood. Back in September of 2015 a series of flash floods killed a total of 21 people lost their lives, mostly in Utah but also in Arizona.

[@dianemiller6858]

Ash Creek, a seasonal creek in the vally) runs across the back of my property. When it rains in the mountains, the creek floods. I've watched a cottonwood stump roll passed, a truck camper trailer - and it always redesigns the terrain.

[@CriaAndKiddFW]

I've got friends in Rimrock. The arroyos are no joke during monsoon season. Too bad they chased all the beavers away from Beaver Creek, reintroducing them might help alleviate some of the drought.

[@rick5793]

I've been in several flash floods but in Virginia and West Virginia and yes just as spooky and frightening.

[@upnorthFPVandEUC]

Awesome footage Reed!

[@GeorgeToft]

I like the way you used your titles. Intro, then the detail. And just as I was thinking to myself this would have been really cool to have some drone footage, there you go and you fly your drone.

[@ReedTimmerWx]

Haha thank you George. Never stop chasing

[@teejaypavitt6519]

Wow! Didn't realise how quickly they get so fast. Thank you for sharing.

[@stevendaniel8126]

SUPERIOR work, Dr. Timmer !!!!!!

[@stefanschneider3681]

Very impressive and as you say: The speed of change is crazy. Great drone-shots, thx!

[@morgankaiser6289]

This was a great storm. 👍 I drove right past you, I'm sure. I live 5 minutes away from that wash

[@MrMustangMan]

Dr. Reed: "unedited flash flood" Me: 'interrupted by advertisement'