GLOBE, AZ (AZFamily) — Clean up continues in Globe after devastating flooding hit the community on Friday night.
“It was relayed out to most everybody on social media that there was a storm coming but I don’t think they thought it was going to be of this magnitude and it was going to wash away everything so fast,” said Don Muniz.
Around 5:55 p.m. on Friday, the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the areas including Globe, Miami, and Claypool. The message included the following: “Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.”
At 6:41 p.m., Globe Fire Chief Gary Robinson said the first 911 call came from someone on the south end of Broad Street saying a person was tr