Flash Flood, Mohave
- When
- August 9, 12:30 AM MST to 2:30 AM MST
- Where
- Mohave County, 25 mi N of Kingman
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 35.704, -113.758 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Arizona, August 9, 1997
Severe thunderstorms with very heavy rain began over central Mohave County around 12:30 am and ended around 2:30 am MST. Washes rapidly filled in the vicinity of Kingman and several roads were washed out.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 120
- Property damage
- $110,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 VEF wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms with very heavy rain began over central Mohave County around 12:30 am and ended around 2:30 am MST. Washes rapidly filled in the vicinity of Kingman and several roads were washed out. At least two cars were caught in a flooded wash and their four occupants had to be rescued by helicopter. Also, one woman was found dead hours later in a sewer drainage pond. It is unknown how she was caught in the flood waters. Another serious result occurred a few hours after the storms ended when a passenger train derailed while crossing a small bridge damaged and weakened by flood waters. Of the 302 passengers and crew members aboard, 116 were injured and of those eight sustained serious injuries.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Mohave
- When
- August 9, 1:00 AM MST to 2:30 AM MST
- Where
- Mohave County, Kingman
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 35.704, -113.758 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Mohave
- When
- August 9, 5:40 AM MST
- Where
- Mohave County, 13 mi E of Kingman
- Injuries
- 116 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 35.704, -113.758 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood, Mohave | 1997-08-09 | 40 | Female | Other | Direct |
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in Texas, August 9, 1997
- Flood and Hail in Nevada, August 9, 1997
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Massachusetts, August 9, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Utah, August 9, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, August 9, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Texas, August 9, 1997
- Hail in South Dakota, August 9, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Nevada, August 9, 1997
- Waterspout in Florida, August 9, 1997
- Waterspout in Florida, August 9, 1997
- Hail in South Dakota, August 9, 1997
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, August 9, 1997
More
Every storm in Arizona in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, August 1997
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: 5619636, 5619637, 5619638.