Arizona, 1997Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Arizona, September 14, 1997
September 14, 1997 · NWS PSR · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Flash Flood, La Paz
- When
- September 14, 2:00 PM MST to 5:30 PM MST
- Where
- La Paz County, 25 mi SE of Parker
- Coordinates
- 33.729, -113.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rainfall left many low spots and highway dips flooded between Bouse and Parker.
Thunderstorm Wind, Yuma
- When
- September 14, 4:05 PM MST to 5:15 PM MST
- Where
- Yuma County, 1 mi NW of Yuma
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.730, -114.630
Spotters and law enforcement reported power lines and trees down.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, September 14, 19971 death · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, September 14, 1997$750,000 · 1 event
- Hail in Nebraska, September 14, 1997$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events
- High Surf in California, September 14, 19974 injured · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, September 14, 19971.75 in hail · 12 events
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, September 14, 1997$15,000 · 1 event
- Flood in Texas, September 14, 19971 injured · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, September 14 to 15, 19971.75 in hail · 9 events
- Flood and Hail in Utah, September 14, 1997$12,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, September 14, 19972.5 in hail · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, September 14, 1997$12,000 · 2 events
- High Surf in California, September 14 to 16, 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: 5623768, 5623769.