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   The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) produces this weekly report using data and products from the National Water and Climate Center and other agencies. The report focuses on seasonal snowpack, precipitation, temperature, and drought conditions in the U.S.
Photo by J. Thompson, National Park Service
Thunderstorms brought over an inch of rain in a matter of minutes to the Grand Canyon on August 29. The high intensity rainfall quickly moved down the canyon, bringing a wall of water and debris from the 2025 Dragon Bravo Fire burn scar to a popular recreation area in the canyon. According to the National Park Service (NPS), 62 people had to be air lifted out and most of the footbridges in the area have been washed away. Flash flooding with limited warning is common in the Grand Canyon and surrounding desert drainages during the typical June through September monsoon season. The structure of desert soils and lack of vegetation inhibit absorption of heavy rain over a short period of time, and the downstream flooding can occur far away from the source of the rain.
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