Tucson Arizona | Natural Disasters

[@bigsprinter]

So valuable. I was afraid of moving to tucson due to tidal waves and icebergs but you've reassured me

[@TucsonArizona]

Ha! Right?!?! But seriously I get so many questions about wild fires and tornadoes, I thought I should make a video letting people know that those are pretty uncommon here… thanks for the view and comment!

[@bigsprinter]

@Welcome To Tucson Arizona giving you a hard time. ;) some of those stock video clips you had were pretty hilarious

[@TucsonArizona]

Haha we try to be as entertaining as possible!!! 😂

[@hansbaeker9769]

@@TucsonArizona It is interesting how the frequency and severity of tornadoes declines quickly as you move west from the Texas-New Mexico line. My understanding is that while tornadoes in Arizona are actually unusual, those that do form tend to be quite a bit weaker than the ones in Texas and further east.

[@TucsonArizona]

That makes sense! :)

[@WilliamFoley-t4c]

Im 68,Followed my older brother to Tucson.I have never seen him be wrong about something.Thanks brother,i will dtay and enjoy all 4 seasons....

[@rochellek5327]

Wow, I never considered flooding for the Tucson area. Thank you for sharing. 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@TucsonArizona]

Right?!?! No one does! I get so many questions about wildfires (which we have almost none of), but so few about flooding, which can be extremely dangerous each summer! I think it’s important that everyone know 🥰

[@thomasherrera6587]

Great video! Thanks for reminding people that even though we don't see many of the disasters that other parts of the country experience, we do have serious flooding every year, and washes are very dangerous to cross when there is water running. I do recall one incident, about 1989 or 1990 when I was caught in a tornado or extreme microburst on Oldfather Rd on the NW side. As I was driving south toward Ina Rd it tore a roof off a house on my left, knocked down a fence and shattered the glass on the side of my SUV. I never saw it coming. I was uninjured but had car damage. These storms do strike fast here.

[@TucsonArizona]

Thanks for the view and comment, as always!!!

[@michaelmiddleton3311]

very informative! Thank you.

[@TucsonArizona]

Thanks for checking out the channel!

[@moretoknowshow1887]

Haboobs/Monsoons are some of the most amazing things to experience. Like any other place, hope for the best, prepare for the worst..

[@TucsonArizona]

They are fun when you are protected and safe! Thanks for commenting!

[@ANTIK1OAS]

When I lived in Picture Rocks our new neighbors decided to try and skirt the 18" elevation requirements for a mobile home by digging a large hole and placing their brand new double wide on it. Right next to a wash no less. Like 2 years later we got the heaviest monsoon I'd seen. The water was to my knees coming off sombrero peak and flowing directly into their front door that opened to ground level.

[@TucsonArizona]

Oh no!!!! That’s crazy!

[@richbeyondourmeans8288]

I can’t wait to move back to Tucson!

[@TucsonArizona]

Tucson will welcome you with open arms! 🌵☀️

[@georgetheroman4795]

What a great and informative video!

[@TucsonArizona]

Thanks so much! So glad you enjoyed!

[@GLRYB2GD]

So wildfires (rare), haboobs (dust storms), monsoons (water storms, rain, flooding), and heat waves. That's pretty much it for Tucson. Thanks for the video!

[@TucsonArizona]

Yep! That’s what we have here! 😁

[@betsyross1621]

Yes the fire in ventana canyon a couple of years ago was scary.

[@TucsonArizona]

Thanks for the view and comment!

[@rbon4306]

Great video!

[@TucsonArizona]

Thanks! So glad you enjoyed!

[@carolynmccord2399]

A few years ago, when I was driving for totalride/discount cab I was driving to pick someone up but first I needed a rest room since they lived off Camino de LA Terra/ highway dr. I was going to stop at the park on the north side of the wash but too many cars were coming from the other direction for a left turn so I decided to go to the park on the other side. I was just out of the wash when suddenly I heard a thundering sound and turned to see the wash completely flooded and the road nowhere in sight. It was terrifying. If I had driven any slower.......

[@TucsonArizona]

Oh my gosh that’s so scary. I’ve had some close calls like that myself throughout the years… 😩

[@Brian.mihalka]

It rained 2 inches yesterday. The roads were flooded big time!

[@TucsonArizona]

2 inches in about 30 minutes! Insane!

[@randinelson2162]

I grew up on the East side: Bel Aire Ranch. The back of our house faced the Catalinas, and included a large, covered patio. During a monsoon storm, I went to our closed French glass doors to look out. My mother said, “get away from those doors”! I was an obedient child, and as I took a step back, the copper door handles turned blue and there was a loud crash of thunder. In the house across the street, the dog sleeping by the picture window was electrocuted.

[@TucsonArizona]

Oh no that’s horrifying! Monsoon storms are nothing to mess around with!!!

[@mgarner1227]

I have the same cactus light!

[@TucsonArizona]

That’s hilarious! 😂🌵😂🌵😂🌵

[@duke_of_destruction]

I dealt with blizzards and tornado....

[@TucsonArizona]

Yes, we don’t have those here… 😁

[@Ariz-up1ri]

Omg Tucson is like 1960 the highway’s and roads are exactly the same when I was 10 no progress just more slums love cave creek area

[@GLRYB2GD]

Chill bruh it's not that bad.

[@tonythomas951]

Ive lived in Tucson since 69 and the floods of 83 has to be worst of all that I have seen. I was working on River between 1st and Campbell at the time and watched coffins, vehicles and buildings floating down the Rillito. It was crazy times.

[@TucsonArizona]

My brother was born during the flood of 83 and my mom still talks about what a nightmare it was getting to the hospital 😬😬😬

[@zonacamphike2904]

They used to call me the natural disaster back in high school!

[@TucsonArizona]

Wow! Would’ve been interesting to have known you back then…

[@josephparkhurst2164]

Definitely I remember the heavy rains almost floods from the 90s

[@TucsonArizona]

Yep! I remember too!

[@michaelellringer5600]

Back in the late 1700's an earthquake struck south of the Border in Sonora and it was a big enough quake to rattle Tucson. But very few people were living here. No, Tucson is not exempt from experiencing a quake.

[@michaelh0225]

I remember in August 1964 the San Xavier Tornado. I think most people who live to see it will remember a one does not really hear of them here.

[@TucsonArizona]

Actually I remember reading about that! How terrible. 😞 Very uncommon in the Tucson area, thank goodness

[@stephenbeltzer4102]

Have you done a video on the impact of the border issues as to illegals staying in the Tucson area and the drug issues?

[@GLRYB2GD]

@Cliff Fowler there's more hispanics in Phoenix than Tucson from what I've seen. As far as drug issues go, if you go looking for something you'll find it, no matter where you live. Most people do drugs, but just because they're doing the legal ones they claim they're not drugs.

[@GLRYB2GD]

@Cliff Fowler yes, a lot of the things the government does is a planned agenda to destroy us. "Govern-ment" translates to "mind-control."

[@frankgreco]

The drugs coming across the borders are targeting much bigger cities than Tucson, like Phoenix, Chicago, LA, NY, etc.

[@treasurcanada5953]

That smoke has to suck though

[@TucsonArizona]

During the few fires we’ve had on our mountains, I didn’t really notice the smoke smell. Interestingly, I noticed more of a smell/bad coloration in the sky when an area around Phoenix had a fire. I guess it just depends on the direction the wind is blowing?

[@thedouglaspodcast]

Skip to @ 1:52 if you wanna get to the point 💀💀💀

[@thedouglaspodcast]

Actually maybe more so 2:22 lolol

[@williamcaloia119]

1980 Canada del oro flooded behind my house on Chapala Dr off La Canada

[@TucsonArizona]

Oh no! I was born in ‘80, and my brother was born during the flood of ‘83. We’ve had some wild rains throughout the years!

[@treasurcanada5953]

That's why you don't get massive fired it gets cold 🥶

[@TucsonArizona]

We get chilly here in the winter. Not terrible, but in the winters our lows get down into the 20s, and we always have a breeze here, so that adds to the chilly feeling.

[@hansbaeker9769]

It should be noted that drought is not necessarily brought about by Global Warming. In the warmest period of the Holocene, so far, the Holocene Climatic Optimum, many places were far less dry than they are now. For example, the Sahara Desert was green, the Gobi Desert was forested, and northern Mexico was notably more wet. On the other hand, in the early days of the period known as "The Little Ice Age" the desert southwest got much drier. The Anasazi people with a robust, flourishing civilizaiton until then, had to move. Nobody can say absolutely for sure, but it seems likely that the drought brought on by the cooling climate was at least partially and likely mostly responsible. So don't assume that it will be dryer in the future because of Global Warming. It is possible as the warmth affects long term weather patterns, but it may easily be more likely that it will increase rainfall.

[@TucsonArizona]

Thanks for the insight and the view and comment!

[@robertlawson4742]

Flood of '83

[@TucsonArizona]

Yep! That was a bad one!

[@robertlawson4742]

@@TucsonArizona yup. I was 18. Remember it well.

[@TucsonArizona]

My brother was born during the flood of 83…my parents remember it well too 😫

[@robertlawson4742]

@@TucsonArizona you were like 2 years old? Lol

[@mostamused2797]

Great video. Very interested in what you had to say as we're hoping to move to Tucson soon. Possible flooding is a great concern for us. Thank you.

[@Soulcritic]

I don't like tucson because of the poor choices voters make, so I don't like the people! But what you call natural desasters are minor incovenences!