Flash Flood INTERCEPT Running with the Front Wall in Tucson Arizona
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- Опубліковано 29 лип 2024
- Reed Timmer shows off the monsoon flash flood that comes through the heart of Tucson. Reed again joins forces with flash flood guru David Rankin and young buck stellar chaser Jaden Pappenheim.
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00:00 - Intro
01:00 - First Flash Flood in Tucson
02:36 - Intercept Point of Cienaga Wash, known closer to Tucson as Pantano Wash. Reed explains whats coming.
03:34 - Front wall of flash flood appears
07:23 - Reed outro and facts
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I live in Tucson. Near the loop & washes. I am a pretty intelligent person in general, above average. Pretty experienced with more intuition than most. Ashamed to admit that before seeing these vids I could see myself being out walking my dog in the wash (which is bone dry a lot of the year, or little bits of water & greenery/nicer than the asphalt & out of the way of bicycles & crack addicts), enjoying the storm (I love storms), the rain not being so bad- it’s barely raining where he is).. maybe I start thinking “hmm, I might get soaked” (from the rain)… but I genuinely think it wouldn’t occur to me that a dry wash could be dangerous. I’m well familiar growing up in AZ with flash flood warnings, & the sad consequences. Yet I was always perplexed how people could get caught up in it. YES, I know the obvious intellectually - they are called flash floods for a reason… but in practice I always lived in urban areas that weren’t affected this way. Streets would flood. Some trees or heavy branches might down a power line- but that was experiencing torrential storms where the damage occurred. All it would have taken was pointing it out like you do, but in news clips they mostly just talked about not trying to cross already flooded roads in your car. Total blind spot for me. 😬
Wow my 1st pinned comment, haha. Talking about how ignorant I was! 🥴 Please be careful out there. I’m new to your channel.. but you’re not based here, right? Just here for a monsoon vacay..? This was also really cool because it’s my 2nd monsoon season in Tucson & it’s been so much more active this year (though I’m comparing to phx which may have something to do with it). Monsoons were always my favorite season as a kid (had the luxury of not living where we were too negatively impacted). When I moved back a few years ago it felt like they barely existed for several seasons before I moved down to Tucson. Ps- why are flash flood warnings so vague.. like couldn’t they be more specific the general borders or areas affected? I feel like when people just see counties they disregard unless they’re already getting pummeled.
Really glad I found your channel. Take care
Oh! And if you actually read this I just realized I have another question for you.. I lived in LA for a decade- West Hollywood, Hollywood Hills, to Silverlake. And I always wondered why I barely ever saw lightning, & I swear to god only remember hearing thunder a couple times the whole time I was there. It was so weird to me. It rained more than in Phoenix, it could hail.. but it never was like a STORM.
@@cacatr4495 thanks for the fantastic info & directing me to your playlists. I had better schooling than many, but this stuff was never taught. I’m in my 40s & moved out of the valley to LA about 20yrs ago. I know you’ve clearly differentiated Phx from Tucson, but When I came back to Phx in 2014 it was insanely noticeable where I was that something had changed. My whole growing up when monsoon season hit, when those storms hit it would not always but often rain & rain for hours, or all through the night sometimes. When I came back it seemed the big storms would last minutes, less than an hour. Just a completely unscientific observation with no facts to back it up lol. It made me very sad.
@@cacatr4495 I’m sorry, with all respect you had me & then lost me as you got so cryptic. Who is they.. can you not just say what you’re saying?
@@cacatr4495 I did. I can guess but that’s silly. There are no overlords to strike you down from saying clearly without any mystery what you mean here. Refusing to do so unfortunately undermines your communication. Take care.
@@cacatr4495 I did no such thing. Nor did I give you ANY indication of my “sense of things”. I asked you to say what you’re saying. You aren’t a person bound by classified information, or you wouldn’t be saying anything at all here about it. YOU were the one to bring up these things. You seem to think you can ascertain my viewpoints simply because I ask you to stop playing around? Targeted individuals don’t spout their beliefs & expect that if they truly are targeted, they’re “safe” as long as they use euphemisms. That’s absurd. You’re here saying it already, & no there’s no dedicated staff or AI that cares about you, but only if you use the words. Your choice to be cryptic on a UA-cam comment is a silly little game. *And I will reiterate- it unfortunately undermines your entire communication.*
I already know weather manipulation is possible. I already know there are secrets that are protected at great lengths. None of that is relevant to your assertion that you MUST say ‘they’ & ‘them’ & speak of “tech” rather than just saying what you know or think you know.
I lived in Tucson in the 83 flood, my dad was a civil engineer who helped redesign most of Tucson to handle floods. Great Video!
Wow that must be very memorable. What was that event like from your perspective?
@@ReedTimmerWx Great question! I lived in the foothills so we were almost totally cut off from the city since all the bridges were damaged or destroyed. I remember sitting along the rillito river when houses were falling in the water, I was only in 6th grade but I remember feeling scared seeing what was happening. I live in phoenix now but happen to be in Tucson, yesterday I drove through the worst cell I have ever seen and saw lots of flashfloods. Loved all of the AZ footage
Tucson still
Can’t handle floods so 🤷🏻♂️
Hi Reed, I used to live about 1 mile from the Pantano Wash in Tucson where when the 1983 flood happened, I could hear the water flowing from my house. What you experienced in this video is a common occurrence every Monsoon season when a strong storm comes through the region. I remember several times when there was flooding in the Pantano Wash before the storms arrived at my house as there was heavy rains in the mountains southeast of Tucson. This particular storm you experience was a good storm, but I've experienced a lot stronger Monsoon storms, like over 1 inch of rain within 30-45 minutes.
This monsoon has been on and off this year here in Tucson. But lately we have been getting what we all love in the desert.
This guy is the real thing, I live in Arizona, be careful. I love Dr. Timmer's energy and the background music.
I've been following timmer reed since his debut as a meteorologist since then he's my favorite I read his documentary books.
Surprisingly steady hand filming as you ran. Never stop chasing.
i bet this guy can out run and dodge Lightnings and Bullets!
@@jc9240 I know Reed can dodge lighting. I have dodged bullets though.
@@terranceedwards4750 😁
That must have been an absolutely amazing feeling to run in front of the flood water like that and in the wash👍 That was quite beautiful and heart pumping Reed, thank you!
I live north of Tucson in Catalina, near the Canada Del Oro Wash and we regularly make trips to the wash to watch the flooding. The sound is awesome, and after the fires a few years back the water was black and it smelled like a doused campfire. Monsoon season is the best.
Reed, I was there during the 1983 floods. Taught me a lot about how fast the water moves. Love your footage. Actually enjoyed all of Tucson's history, culture, desert smells and Old Tucson before it burned. I learned so much about desert life and it's a photographers dream place.
Definitely tell Dr Timmer loves what he does, so he never “works” a day in his life. His excitement and love for what he does makes me smile with him.
That's my first due area at work, we get lots of water rescues this time of year. I'm glad you are highlighting the dangers of flash flooding.
I used the live on the East Side of Tucson, near Houghton Rd back in 2004. Pantano wash is huge. It’s always impressive to see it when it flows. It eventually dumps into the Santa Cruz River and makes its way to the Gila River near Casa Grande.
Lol Reed is definitely getting his cardio in running ahead of the flash flood.
Awesome video!! Always learn something with each video.
My favorite time of the year living in the southwest. Have you ever seen a flood on a flood? The first one comes in like in your video, then on top of it another rolls in basically an instant doubling or more the flow in seconds. Those are the ones that can take drivers out in their vehicles. In this area, the roads dip across the smaller washes. Bridges are over the big washes. About ten years ago that happened to me. The water was only about 3 inches deep when I started to cross the road, as the second flood came in. It hit the back of my truck as I was exiting the paved part of the road/wash and it started to spin my truck. I just made it out as the water was now roaring. Some people just try to cross when it is already too deep not understanding the force of the water. If the road is barricaded, definitely do not try crossing.
Hello Reed! I live in Tucson, on the far west side and have seen a couple flash floods, but small streams. I just came across your video and it was AWESOME to watch!!!! Great job capturing that flash flood. It was so fun to watch. 👍😊
Love when you say Here it Comes. 😂 I know I said this earlier but I miss the live streams. I sure hope you do them during a hurricane. I’ve watched Ida at least 30 times now. 😂 Never Stop Chasing
Love when says EARS POPPING!
David Rankin! When I worked at the Flood Control District of Maricopa County his pre-drone era flood videos were used often! Glad you guys partner up. Great video!
Reed could you do your personal Top 5-10 scariest weather moments you’ve ever captured on camera? Great reporting as always!
Reed you are my Hero!!!! Please be safe! Thank you for delivering water to the KY flood victims and for all you do with so much passion and excitement.
No problem our thoughts and prayers are still with Kentucky
No problem our thoughts and prayers are still with Kentucky
Hi, enjoyed your video. I grew up in Tucson and, many years ago, used to ride my horse in the Pantano wash, while it was dry, of course. It was fun to see the beautiful desert again. As a child, we loved to play near the washes behind our home, and I remember very strong flooding water crashing down the wash beds. My mother used to live near the Rillito river, which was mostly dry year round, but occasionally it would flood. And my sister lived near the San Pedro river and in that region you can see areas carved out of the desert from flash floods. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe. Remember there are some sketchy animals that will be moving to escape the floods.
When I watch where Reed goes, as a trained professional,
I think he goes into places where even trained professionals shouldn't go.
@@Hidden_Destinations Thank you for posting this. It is another consideration that often isn’t communicated, and many people who want to do what Reed does will take for granted. Safety should always be the number one concern. Always and without exception. I agree that the running in front of the flood part was unnecessarily risky. I understand that he pre-scoped things out to make sure he could do this safely, but what Reed does to accomplish that vs. what someone else interprets as what he does are likely two _very_ different things. It would only take tripping on a rock and getting hit in the head with that log that it was washing down to knock someone out and drown - an incredibly easy thing to have happen. And the rescue from that situation would likely not be as simple as one might think, because that’s just the front of the flood - that water is still coming behind the front, putting anyone trying to rescue him or someone else that happened to in further danger. This could very easily end in death for one or more people, even with professionals who are exercising caution and trying to responsibly cover this topic and provide this kind of footage and education for the public.
It would be worthwhile to do a video covering all the things where something could have gone wrong in capturing their footage, too, to teach people all the myriad things that someone like Reed is taking into account, as well as all the things that in hind sight, they realize they didn’t but should have also taken into account.
You should also post your comment on the main thread where everyone can see it instead of just people who read this comment thread.
@@Hidden_Destinations - Why are you spamming Reed Timmer with your ignorant fear-mongering. Timmer's educating is going to help more people than you know. We can't live in ignorance in order to keep the willfully stupid people safe. As for "taxes" ... I'm sure the more educated the people are the less taxes to save them I will have to pay. Do you even realize how many more people have died in off-roading in Arizona than in flashfloods? As an Arizonan who used to work in the morgue, I can tell you that number is substantial. So, while you are "off-roading" consider how much of our tax money you yourself are causing to be wasted.
Love to see you in my home town Reed, been a fan of what you do for a long time so when I saw you came here I was stoked. Keep doing what you do.
Get on your knees already Willard
That was great footage Reed, so proud of your efforts ❤
Reed, is there no danger you will not confront? You need to be careful out there, even trained professionals can get caught out by mother nature. Stay safe.
Reed, campers in dome tents in the river bed at night near Junction Texas were tragically drowned in an unexpected flash flood. I've had experience with the strength of moving water only 12 inches deep. Your audience might not understand the strength of only two to four inches of moving water when one is asleep in a zipped up sleeping bag in a zipped up dome tent.
Once the person is conscious of water in the sleeping bag, it takes only about four inches of water or so to flatten the tent, soak the sleeping bag and trap the sleeper under the flood water. By the time the struggle to get out gets underway, the water can be six inches or more, laden with heavy mud and debris submerging the victim in only a few inches of water until the next flood surge comes and puts the tent and bag into motion down river.
Consider setting up a demonstration dome tent with a 50 pound object in a sleeping bag to show the audience what could happen.
Nice chasing! You were one of my favorites on Storm Chasers and my favorite on Tornado Chasers and I found out about your show on disney+ recently. Never stop chasing Reed!
Love the content man, the drone shots are epic. Keep em coming sir.
I live in this area! Thank you for covering. Not many people are aware of the true force of the weather down here. Glad you could witness it first hand🥰
I was driving on I-8 during this storm. It was wild!
Reed is the best!
So needed !!
Hey Reed I’ll know that you’ll probably never see this, but I just wanted to say thank you for peaking my interest in weather, It started with season 2 of storm chasers and seeing you get some of the best footage out there was amazing, thanks Reed!
Good afternoon Reed, never stop chasing keep it up. 💪🏾💯👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Great that you're spending some time with the 2022 southwest monsoon season. I suppose we have the lack of hurricanes so far this season to thank for that.
Thanks Reed for some more insane weather coverage!!!
Very cool footage Reed.👏👏👏👏 Thanks. You wore me out running. Lol stay safe out there.
Incredible how fast it happens
Great coverage as always!
When is the next episode of Tornado Chasers coming out?
I am glad you are in good shape and can run with the water. Thank you for this great video!
reminded me, late 70s had a sign shop at craycroft & 29th. golf links didn't have bridge over the Pantano wash. had to go back to my shop, got a cup of coffee at the bowling alley. an hour or so later went home [Harrison & golf links area] ...still miss Tucson. great memories.
So cool to see the leading edge of this flash flood. Run like the Flash Reed. Great footage. Very informative.
Just Amazing Footage Again Reed, Great Captions, Your the Best ✅❤️ Damg it Reed Run
Great footage! I have never seen anyone do that in that way before. Awesome!
Never stop man!! Your videos are very entertaining. Make longer videos though. Az has been getting loads of awesome storms in the last few weeks
Reed, Love all your videos. Your excitement is infectious!! Keep on doin what you doin...Randy/GA
Love this video this wash is beautiful . I would love to see that live....but you video is awesome.
Good footage, wow good run too!! U r in shape!
Awesome work you do Reed 🤟 thank you
I love the shouting of "here it comes!"
Nice catches on your video!
Thanks!
Dude, love this video. I just moved to Tucson. Love the monsoon weather.
Nice video dude love the content.
Just happened on this while surfing. Great video. I love the way you made it look like it was chasing you and sense of urgency to get away. Just subscribed. Thanks for bringing these things to light for people who do not live in flash flood areas.
Great f’ing videos timmer. Miss the tornado days on tv. Hope you get picked up to do more again. Keep ‘em rolling on the videos ❤
Thank you Marciano never stop chasing
Thank you Marciano never stop chasing
In Gold Canyon under the mountains… we got 9 inches in the last 6 days….
Legend
Reed u picked the perfect monsoon season to come to the southwest. One of the most active season in some time now. Some years we get may a few days of rain during monsoon. I live in the Southwest side of Tucson, very close to saguaro west. And it's cool to see u a celebrity (lol) in my hometown. Im Very fascinated with 🌪️ so been following u for a lil bit now. Be safe and hope u enjoy the desert. Just try to stay outta the sketchy areas of town. For some reason u seem like u can handle some stuff. Lol 🥊
Yes 2017-18 and last year sure were active!
@ReedTimmer In March of 1964, floodwaters demolished the bridge on First Avenue by Rillito Downs horse racing track as well as several homes right on the banks of the Rillito. The bridge was about 20 feet tall, supported by large concrete buttresses. The Army Corps of Engineers then lined the Rillito's banks with concrete and steel mesh in about 1970. They also put up the giant million-volt metal power line towers at that time. Later. in October of 1983, it rained for perhaps three weeks straight. The Rillito bridge, as well as the Santa Cruz River bridges were at times 95% underwater. As I recall, the bridge at First Avenue over the Rillito washed out a second time in 1983 with water in the Rillito cresting at about 20 feet.
Who needs to go to the gym when you can outrun a flood everyday. Excellent filming Reed!
We had a crazy storm in North Peoria, AZ last night. Three different warned storms came together right over our neighborhood! Wild....
Boy we had a frog strangler at 4 pm yesterday.. but it happens daily... its called rain here in Florida
I was 2 yrs old during the 1983 flood and lived in Clifton AZ. They even have a song made about Clifton flooding.
Amazing intercept man!
This was the funniest video I’ve seen in awhile! Great job.
Well, I guess that's one way to get exercise in, through the extreme danger regiment.
Stay Safe Reed and keep on chasing, not the other way around. 👍
Dang….wish I would’ve know you were in Tucson. Meeting you is on my bucket list. Love watching your videos, stay safe
Hey reed timmer keep it up love it 👌😀👍👏😎🌪🌪🇺🇸
Arizona is showing Amazing Beauty right now.
my goodness how excited you get? like a kiddy with his first bike - crack up.
Reed Timmer, the storm runner!
Back in 83, I was trapped with my sister on the other side of the Tanque Verde wash with my parents on the other side coming home from work. The national guard had to ferry them across so they could take care of us kids, hehe. The wash next to our house is a good fifteen below the foundation but it was almost on the back porch during that flood.
I'm actually from Nogales AZ and the flooding can be so intense sometimes... I enjoyed getting to see it when it first made its appearance!!
That is amazing! This gentleman certainly got in his run for the week taking this video.
I really appreciate you all taking the time to show everyone the force of nature here.
Thank you Andrea. Never stop chasing
I wonder if he is gonna use one of his dominators again (1,2,3,4) they are amazing for chasing, but they are probably not fuel efficient. It would probably cost so much now.
They will be back. Have patience the grass will soon become milk
Ok, thanks, "Never stop chasing"
He has a special shirt on his website you can purchase where part of the money goes to getting them back on the road.
@@ReedTimmerWx nice I remember watching tornado chasers last year some of my favorite tornado shows and I wish the show would come back but it ended a while ago and I know it will probably not aire again but can’t wait for the dominators to come back
Great footage
Good workout.
Nice to see some coverage the mass amounts of rain my home state is getting
The best part about the storms this weekend means the desert around Tucson is going to be ultra green for awhile. I need to get out to Saguaro soon to see what's blooming after all the moisture.
Rattlesnakes are enjoying the sunshine today after two days of almost constant rain. Watched one come down the middle of the road. Tread carefully.
Incredible green around the region
I’m here ready
I've seen Davidson Creek go like that. It was a small rain too. Drops down out of the ranges of Empire and the Whetstones and cuts deeply to get to that valley floor.
It’s interesting to look at from the safety of my home
Great work getting ahead of that muddy system comming
Id say for these videos, Reed being in shape, his ability to run, and his ability to CLIMB are way more important than his degree in meteorology. Lol
I love your videos stay safe
That's one way to keep fit. 😀👍
Really enjoy you videos. Appreciate the education you provide. Can you please make those windows of information stay open a little longer? Keep up the great work and thank you for what you do.
I always have to hit pause to read them too. Now I pause and read, then watch the entire vid a second time without stopping.
Flash flood videos are interesting, cool, amazing and definitely terrifying.
Really cool - it's like you're trying to outrun a giant chocolate malted milkshake!
Very cool. I live right there in del Lago I've seen this happen. Driving on the bridge
Need to watch out for rattlesnakes that get picked up by water flow!
Ur a legend Sir
Moved to Florida because I love thunderstorms, my favorite time of year in AZ was the monsoon season in Sierra Vista. Now they are having an amazing monsoon and central Florida isn't seeing much in the way of storms. Thank you for covering this Reed, you are super cool brother.
We were down near that area a few times. What a beautiful place to be in Sierra Vista. I assume you enjoy the Sonoran Dog? Best hot dog I’ve ever had
Listening to the Tucson scanner tonight, I heard at least three separate swift water rescue calls!
Since Reed knows so much about clouds Im now calling him the Care Bear Daddy 🐻🥰
Dude! Great video, I am now subscribed to your channel. I live in this dump of a state and the only thing I love about AZ are the monsoons. Thank you!!!
OMG! This is stuff I would not see when I was younger
We'll be seeing this here in California From what I been reading about lately and it's pretty much needed too
Tucson is my hometown. Thanks for all the videos.
What a beautiful home you have
@@ReedTimmerWx Thanks!
Reed between the lines 😎👍
I lived in Tucson during the flood of 1983. It was bad