SUPAI, AZ (AZFamily) – New figures show how fast and severe the flooding was in the Havasupai Falls area of ​​the Grand Canyon, which left one woman dead and dozens of people stranded.

In Supai, up to two inches of rain fell, and further up the road in Cataract Canyon, up to three inches of rain fell in about 90 minutes.

While the flow gauge at Supai was low, the weather gauge at Cataract Creek showed the water level was only one foot high at 12:45 p.m.

Fifteen minutes later the water level was 2.44 meters.

The water level indicated that the stream had been flooded for about 24 hours.

Cataract Creek flows into Havasu Creek, which drains 3,000 square miles of northern Arizona, about one-third the size of Maricopa County, and reaches almost as far as Williams.

A side canyon was also filled with a lot of water and contributed to Cataract Creek.

More than 100 Havasupai tribal members and tourists were evacuated after the National Guard was called in to help.

A Gilbert woman was swept away by the floods and her body was found Sunday.

The Havasupai Tribe does not have a severe weather warning system.

Thursday’s flooding was likely the worst since September 1990, when days of severe thunderstorms caused severe damage in Supai.

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