Arizona, 1997

Flash 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.

Where it happened

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The toll

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.

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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.

What these are

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.

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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: 5619835, 5619836, 5619837, 5619838.