Arizona, 1997Flooding and Damaging Winds in Arizona, September 1 to 11, 1997
September 1 to 11, 1997 · NWS TWC · 5 events in 2 counties and zones
3 flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- $18,000
- 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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pima
- When
- September 1, 2:00 PM MST to 2:20 PM MST
- Where
- Pima County, Sahuarita
- Measured
- 77 kt (89 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 31.950, -110.950
Thunderstorm winds damaged the roof of the high school and trees were uprooted throughout town.
Flood, Pima
- When
- September 8, 7:00 PM MST to 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pima County, Tucson
- Coordinates
- 32.097, -111.790 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
La Cholla Road at Canada Del Oro Wash was closed due to water flowing over the road.
Flood, Pima
- When
- September 11, 2:05 PM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pima County, Tucson
- Coordinates
- 32.097, -111.790 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Some street flooding reported in East-Central Tucson.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cochise
- When
- September 11, 4:45 PM MST
- Where
- Cochise County, Huachca Vlg
- Measured
- 69 kt (79 mph)
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Coordinates
- 31.630, -110.330
One building was blown down and another had half of its roof blown off. Several power lines wereknocked down.
Flood, Cochise
- When
- September 11, 5:00 PM MST to 5:30 PM MST
- Where
- Cochise County, Sierra Vista
- Coordinates
- 31.880, -109.751 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms producing heavy rain caused some street flooding.
- 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.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Drought in Georgia, September 1 to 22, 1997$20 million · 94 events
- Drought in Virginia, September 1 to 30, 1997$64 million · 20 events
- Drought in Georgia, September 1 to 22, 1997$47 million · 25 events
- Lightning Strike in Texas, September 1, 19971 death · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Hail in North Dakota, September 1, 1997$103,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in California, September 1, 1997$75,000 · 90 kt wind · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, September 1, 1997$57,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in North Dakota, September 1 to 16, 1997$41,000 · 124 kt wind · 6 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Nevada, September 1, 1997$30,000 · 2 events
- Hail and High Wind in Minnesota, September 1, 1997$7,000 · 51 kt wind · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, September 1, 19971.75 in hail · 4 events
- Flash Flooding in Arizona, September 1, 19973 events
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: 5617391, 5617392, 5617393, 5617395, 5617394.