Flash Flood, Piute
- When
- August 22, 1:00 PM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Piute County, Kingston
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 38.336, -112.127 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Utah, August 22, 1997
Flash flooding occurred on the East Fork of the Sevier River in Piute county. Just east of Kingston, farmers' hay crops were destroyed.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS SLC wrote it up.
Flash flooding occurred on the East Fork of the Sevier River in Piute county. Just east of Kingston, farmers' hay crops were destroyed. Logging trails in the area were washed out. Mud slides trapped motorists for nearly 10 hours on SR-62.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood, Piute | 1997-08-20 | 12 | Female | Camping | Direct |
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 22, 1997
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- Flash Flood and Hail in Idaho, August 22, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, August 22, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 22, 1997
- Hail in New York, August 22, 1997
More
Every storm in Utah in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Utah, August 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: 5623774.