Arizona, 1997Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 26, 1997
August 26, 1997 · NWS PSR · 2 events in 1 county or zone
1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Flash Flood, Maricopa
- When
- August 26, 8:30 AM MST to 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, Scottsdale
- Coordinates
- 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An outbreak of thunderstorms in Scottsdale produced very heavy rainfall which caused some localized flooding. Automobiles were stuck in Indian Bend Wash at McCormick Parkway between Hayden Road and Scottsdale Road. Water flowing through Indian Bend Wash rose to three feet which forced some roads to close for a time. Rainfall totals around the area were between one and two inches.
Thunderstorm Wind, Maricopa
- When
- August 26, 9:30 AM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, Chandler
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.300, -111.830
Power lines were blown down across Interstate 10 near the Chandler Boulevard exit.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado and High Wind in Washington, August 26, 19974 deaths · 4 injured · F0 · 2 events
- High Wind in Washington, August 26, 19972 deaths · 61 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Washington, August 26, 1997$200,000 · 66 kt wind · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Arizona, August 26, 19971 injured · $50,000 · 1 event
- Hail in South Dakota, August 26, 19971.75 in hail · 6 events
- Damaging Winds in Arizona, August 26, 199753 kt wind · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, August 26, 19972 in hail · 3 events
- Hail in Colorado, August 26, 19970.88 in hail · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, August 26, 19971.75 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, August 26, 1997$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail in New York, August 26, 19970.75 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Colorado, August 26, 19971 in hail · 1 event
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: 5624958, 5624959.