Nevada, 1997Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Nevada, September 2, 1997
September 2, 1997 · NWS VEF · 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, Esmeralda
- When
- September 2, 4:05 PM PST
- Where
- Esmeralda County, Goldfield
- Coordinates
- 37.785, -117.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
State Route 66 was blocked due to water running over the road. Also, winds estimated at 50 to 60 mph were reported.
Thunderstorm Wind, Nye
- When
- September 2, 4:15 PM PST
- Where
- Nye County, Tonopah Arpt
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.070, -117.080
A wind gust of 58 mph was recorded at the Tonopah Airport from a nearby thunderstorm.
- 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.
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Arizona, September 2 to 13, 19972 deaths · 4 injured · $500 · F0 · 14 events
- Lightning Strike in Florida, September 2, 19971 death · 2 injured · 1 event
- Hail and Waterspout in Oregon, September 2 to 14, 1997$2.1 million · 1.5 in hail · 8 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, September 2, 19971 injured · $320,000 · 0.75 in hail · 5 events
- Flash Flooding in California, September 2, 1997$75,000 · 2 events
- Flooding in Florida, September 2, 1997$70,000 · 3 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in California, September 2, 1997$55,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Texas, September 2, 1997$55,000 · 2 events
- Lightning Strike in Florida, September 2, 19972 injured · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, September 2, 1997$20,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, September 2, 1997$15,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Nebraska, September 2, 19975 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: 5620173, 5620174.