Arizona, 1997Flash Flood and Hail in Arizona, July 17 to 29, 1997
July 17 to 29, 1997 · NWS TWC · 5 events in 3 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail, 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.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 3
- Property damage
- $28,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Santa Cruz
- When
- July 17, 3:00 PM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Santa Cruz County, Nogales
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 31.526, -110.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Nogales wash overflowed its banks. Several vehicles had to be pulled out of the wash. Several minor injuries were reported
Thunderstorm Wind, Pima
- When
- July 28, 3:30 PM MST
- Where
- Pima County, Marana
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $7,000
- Coordinates
- 32.450, -111.220
Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off of a market, damaged the roof of the First Baptist Church, and uprooted or snapped the limbs off of 5-8 trees.
Hail, Pima
- When
- July 28, 3:30 PM MST
- Where
- Pima County, Marana
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.450, -111.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Graham
- When
- July 28, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Graham County, Safford
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 32.820, -109.720
Thunderstorm winds blew down several power poles in Safford and the nearby towns of Thatcher and Pima.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pima
- When
- July 29, 5:25 PM MST
- Where
- Pima County, Tucson
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 32.230, -110.930
Thunderstorm winds blew a wall down and bent some metal piping.
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Hurricane in Louisiana, July 17 to 18, 1997$5.0 million · 9 events
- Lightning Strike in Texas, July 17, 199710 injured · $100,000 · 1 event
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, July 17 to 18, 1997$145,000 · F0 · 28 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, July 17 to 18, 1997$235,000 · 1.75 in hail · 12 events
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Georgia, July 17, 1997$201,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 17, 1997$155,000 · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in Vermont, July 17, 1997$85,000 · 52 kt wind · 6 events
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 17, 1997$100,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, July 17, 19972 injured · $35,000 · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 17, 1997$53,000 · 10 events
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 17, 1997$25,000 · 2 events
- Hail in Missouri, July 17, 1997$25,000 · 1.75 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: 5608831, 5608832, 5608835, 5608833, 5608834.