The river is the worst part because you have a drainage runoff that snakes through the city nearly parallel to the highway. My teacher told me about a flood in Tucson that happened in the summer of 1990 when there was at least three feet of water and grills floated in a trailer park. That was a twenty year flood. Whoops! 1990 was 20 years ago!
@sobefobik yes there are storm drains but sometimes the rains come down so suddenly and fast that they can't keep up. back 30-40 years ago, some of the north-south roads were built as big U-shaped channels to carry the water to the river bed and, every year, there'd be cars carried off.
The river is the worst part because you have a drainage runoff that snakes through the city nearly parallel to the highway. My teacher told me about a flood in Tucson that happened in the summer of 1990 when there was at least three feet of water and grills floated in a trailer park. That was a twenty year flood. Whoops! 1990 was 20 years ago!
seth5220 10 months ago
How many lives has the notorious Stone Ave. taken? Too many people have gotten sucked under it
seth5220 10 months ago
Reminds me of when I lived in Vegas during the late 80s, early 90s. An afternoon thunderstorm would come and flood half the city
cmundley 1 year ago
Are there no drains there?
sobefobik 2 years ago
@sobefobik yes there are storm drains but sometimes the rains come down so suddenly and fast that they can't keep up. back 30-40 years ago, some of the north-south roads were built as big U-shaped channels to carry the water to the river bed and, every year, there'd be cars carried off.
21farms 2 years ago
@sobefobik not that many drains compared to back east i lived in az for 5 years now and our drainage sucks butt and grew up in newyork and maryland
gravedigger277 1 year ago
Im from italy,tucson is a very very beatiful!!!!!!!!!
danielebenatti 3 years ago
I love Tuscon!
I love Mt. Lemmon
Wacoswim 4 years ago
It sure is dry there. Then comes 120 with 100% humidity... I know I was born and raised there.
Love the thunder.
DobermansRock 4 years ago