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Flash flooding is especially dangerous in Arizona due to the prevalence of dry washes, creeks, and urban infrastructure that can overwhelm drainage systems with little warning.
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
Topography also plays a role, as steep canyons, mountains and dry washes are susceptible to floods.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Another hair health tip is to dry wash your hair, which is a method for refreshing it between actual cleanses.
—Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
Assume anything that can flood will flood, and avoid camping in dry washes or arroyos.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 27 Mar. 2025
Avondale Police responded at around 8:42 a.m. to a dry wash area just west of North Copenhagen Drive and West Orange Blossom Lane in Avondale where a landscape crew reported finding the dead woman's body.
—Kerria Weaver, The Arizona Republic, 16 Sep. 2024
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
Topography also plays a role, as steep canyons, mountains and dry washes are susceptible to floods.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Another hair health tip is to dry wash your hair, which is a method for refreshing it between actual cleanses.
—Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
Assume anything that can flood will flood, and avoid camping in dry washes or arroyos.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 27 Mar. 2025
Avondale Police responded at around 8:42 a.m. to a dry wash area just west of North Copenhagen Drive and West Orange Blossom Lane in Avondale where a landscape crew reported finding the dead woman's body.
—Kerria Weaver, The Arizona Republic, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Dry wash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20wash. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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