Arizona, 1997Flash Flood and Hail in Arizona, August 27, 1997
August 27, 1997 · NWS VEF · 4 events in 1 county or zone
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $85,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mohave
- When
- August 27, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Mohave County, Kingman
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -114.050
Damaging winds ripped part of a roof off a house, downed several trees and knocked over a fence. Although the exact time was not known, a Skywarn Spotter also recorded a 75 mph thunderstorm gust that occurred sometime between 5:30 and 8:00 pm MST. Other events that occurred between 6 and 8 pm MST included power outages, a roof blown off a fitness center, apartment parking awnings mangled and street signs blown over and bent.
Hail, Mohave
- When
- August 27, 6:25 PM MST
- Where
- Mohave County, Topock
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.720, -114.480
A Skywarn Spotter reported golf ball sized hail.
Hail, Mohave
- When
- August 27, 6:30 PM MST
- Where
- Mohave County, Kingman
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $400
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -114.050
A Skywarn Spotter reported dime-sized hail which caused minor damage to his house.
Flash Flood, Mohave
- When
- August 27, 7:20 PM MST
- Where
- Mohave County, Kingman
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 35.704, -113.758 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A Skywarn Spotter reported several roads around Kingman eroded and damaged and one road completely washed out. Many locations around the city had up to a foot of standing water.
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 27, 1997$27,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in New York, August 27, 1997$12,000 · 5 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Arizona, August 27, 1997$1,000 · 0.88 in hail · 3 events
- Funnel Clouds in Florida, August 27, 19972 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Ohio, August 27, 1997$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, August 27, 1997$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Arizona, August 27, 19970.75 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Montana, August 27, 199759 kt wind · 1 event
- Waterspout in Puerto Rico, August 27, 19971 event
- Tornado in Maine, August 27, 1997F0 · 1 event
- Tornado in South Dakota, August 27, 1997F0 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Ohio, August 27, 19971 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: 5619835, 5619836, 5619837, 5619838.