Well, to be fair, many areas of Arizona did verify with heavy rain and flooding. Many of the models a few days ago did target heavy rainfall further west but the approaching trough along the west coast pushed the hurricane remnants further east. All of these small details were not be picked up in the models until a day or even a few hours prior to the event. All in all, the NWS did a great job! NWS Phoenix Verified account @NWSPhoenix We are only 2 days into October and Sky Harbor is already sitting at the 8th wettest October on record with 2.08" of rain so far. #azwx 1) 1972: 4.40" 2) 2000: 3.17" 3) 1957: 2.66" 4) 1988: 2.38" 5) 1914: 2.30" 6) 1911: 2.16" 7) 1974: 2.12"
My intent was never to denigrate the NWS. It is the surrounding media looking for something horrible to happen that is frustrating to watch.
One factoid you cited highlights this:
We are only 2 days into October and Sky Harbor is already sitting at the 8th wettest October on record with 2.08" of rain so far. #azwx 1) 1972: 4.40" 2) 2000: 3.17" 3) 1957: 2.66" 4) 1988: 2.38" 5) 1914: 2.30" 6) 1911: 2.16" 7) 1974: 2.12"
A one time event is already being used to define/distort historical perspective.