Arizona, 1997

Flash 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.

Where it happened

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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

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.

The radar

The Yuma radar (KYUX), 151 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:04 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

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.

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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Arizona in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, September 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: 5623768, 5623769.