Latest round of heavy rain brought new floods to Globe area, mayor asks for help

PHOENIX — Globe Mayor Al Gameros said his city needs help after unprecedented flooding from recent heavy rains.

“These are historic rains. We’ve never seen rains this severe in my whole life,” Gameros told KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Outspoken with Bruce & Gaydos on Monday.

Currently, officials are trying to get federal assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), but that’s a long process.

Gameros urged people to donate through the United Fund of Globe-Miami to directly help businesses and residents.

The City of Globe again facing floods today.

This video shows the situation yesterday, when there was also flooding, in the community east of Phoenix.

“Please stay calm,” Globe local Randy Clawson can be heard saying. @KTAR923. pic.twitter.com/mzRDihHLun

— Balin Overstolz (@balin_om) October 14, 2025

On Monday, floodwaters ran through Highway 60, near city hall, Gameros said.

“Downtown, one of our bridges ran over again, flooding about a couple hundred feet into the downtown area,” he said. “Didn’t get into the businesses because we had prepared for it. The businesses put sandbags, plywood and everything. So we’re lucky there.”

How is Globe-Miami area responding to latest storm, rain, floods?

Due to flooding, US 60 is closed in both directions between Superior and Miami, impacting mileposts 227-244.

However, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) said US 60 reopened between Superior and the Globe area around 6:20 p.m. Tuesday.

San Carlos Unified School District canceled school on Tuesday due to concerns about flooding, mud damage and potential travel issues.

The area is still reeling from catastrophic flooding in late September.

Gameros joined KTAR News weeks after heavy rains devastated the Globe area, triggering severe flooding that caused flash floods that killed three people.

Some businesses in downtown Globe saw waters as high as 5 to 6 feet in height, he added.

“This time, the creeks ran pretty good because we had cleared them out again, put all the debris,” Gameros said. “The first (storm) brought propane tanks into the creek. We had 66 vehicles we pulled out of there, so it was cleared out.”

The flooding was so catastrophic that Gov. Katie Hobbs declared a state of emergency for Gila County. Also, the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management’s incident management team responded to provide recovery operations.

“It could have been much worse with the amount of people that were in the downtown area,” Gameros said.

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