California, 1997Flash Flood and Flood in California, July 30, 1997
July 30, 1997 · NWS MFR · 2 events in 1 county or zone
1 flash flood, 1 flood, 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, Siskiyou
- When
- July 30, 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Siskiyou County, 2 mi S of Ft Jones
- Coordinates
- 41.593, -122.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
2 INCHES OF RAIN IN 30 MIN. RESULTED IN 2 FT. OF WATER ACROSS A COUNTY ROAD AND A SMALL LAKE IN PASTURE. HAIL UP TO .75 OF AN INCH AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
Flood, Siskiyou
- When
- July 30, 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Siskiyou County, Ft Jones
- Coordinates
- 41.593, -122.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- 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.
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Colorado, July 30, 19971 death · 1 injured · $100,000 · F1 · 5 events
- Wildfire in California, July 30, 1997$12 million · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, July 30, 1997$80,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, July 30, 1997$60,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Texas, July 30, 1997$50,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Hawaii, July 30, 1997$49,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 30, 1997$25,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Texas, July 30, 1997$25,000 · 1 event
- Flood in Texas, July 30, 1997$20,000 · 1 event
- Flood in Texas, July 30, 1997$20,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Georgia, July 30, 1997$15,000 · 0.88 in hail · 2 events
- Waterspouts in Virginia, July 30, 19977 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: 5622121, 5622122.