California, 1997Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in California, September 1, 1997
September 1, 1997 · NWS VEF · 7 events in 1 county or zone
4 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- $75,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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, San Bernardino
- When
- September 1, 1:00 PM PST
- Where
- San Bernardino County, Twenty Nine Palms
- Coordinates
- 34.841, -116.178 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Localized flooding and water crossing State Route 62 was reported by the Twentynine Palms Police Department.
Thunderstorm Wind, San Bernardino
- When
- September 1, 1:04 PM PST
- Where
- San Bernardino County, Twenty Nine Palms
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.130, -116.050
Thunderstorm winds up to 63 mph were recorded at Twentynine Palms Airport.
Flash Flood, San Bernardino
- When
- September 1, 1:28 PM PST
- Where
- San Bernardino County, Twenty Nine Palms
- Coordinates
- 34.841, -116.178 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
California O.E.S. reported flash flooding along State Route 62 near Twentynine Palms and impending road closure.
Thunderstorm Wind, San Bernardino
- When
- September 1, 1:46 PM PST
- Where
- San Bernardino County, Twenty Nine Palms
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.130, -116.050
A thunderstorm wind gust of 86 mph was recorded at Twentynine Palms Airport.
Thunderstorm Wind, San Bernardino
- When
- September 1, 2:20 PM PST
- Where
- San Bernardino County, Twenty Nine Palms
- Measured
- 90 kt (104 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.130, -116.050
Three gusts of 90 knots (104 mph) were reported at the Twentynine Palms Airport.
Flash Flood, San Bernardino
- When
- September 1, 3:50 PM PST to 7:00 PM PST
- Where
- San Bernardino County, 6 mi E of Twenty Nine Palms
- Coordinates
- 34.841, -116.178 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A 20 mile stretch of State Route 62 was closed between Godwin Road and Highway 177 due to flash flooding. Mud slides and water had washed several vehicles off the road. The number of injured motorists was unknown. State route 62 was badly damaged and remained closed until at least 7:00 pm PST.
Flash Flood, San Bernardino
- When
- September 1, 4:35 PM PST
- Where
- San Bernardino County, Twenty Nine Palms
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Coordinates
- 34.841, -116.178 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several houses were flooded in the Wonder Valley area, just east of Twentynine Palms.
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- Flooding and Damaging Winds in Arizona, September 1 to 11, 1997$18,000 · 77 kt wind · 5 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: 5619948, 5619949, 5619950, 5619951, 5619952, 5619953, 5619954.