Flood, Coconino
- When
- August 1, 6:30 PM MST to 7:30 PM MST
- Where
- Coconino County, 28 mi S of Williams
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 35.839, -111.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Arizona, August 1, 1996
Rattlesnake Wash filled rapidly with water from heavy thunderstorm rains, flooding low-water crossings on Perkinsville Road in extreme southwest Coconino County. A motorcyclist suffered minor injuries when he attempted to cross the wash away from one of the established crossings.
Where it happened
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- Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS FGZ wrote it up.
Rattlesnake Wash filled rapidly with water from heavy thunderstorm rains, flooding low-water crossings on Perkinsville Road in extreme southwest Coconino County. A motorcyclist suffered minor injuries when he attempted to cross the wash away from one of the established crossings. He and his cylce were carried downstream. His motorcycle was extensively damaged.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Drought in Texas, August 1 to 22, 1996
- Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 1996
- Drought in New Mexico, August 1 to 23, 1996
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, August 1, 1996
- Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, August 1, 1996
- Drought in Ohio, August 1 to 31, 1996
- Flash Flood in Colorado, August 1, 1996
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, August 1, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, August 1, 1996
- Drought in Pennsylvania, August 1 to 31, 1996
- Flooding in West Virginia, August 1, 1996
More
Every storm in Arizona in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, August 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5568419.