Flash Flood, Washington
- When
- January 3, 1:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County, St George
- Injuries
- 11 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $5.0 million
- Coordinates
- 37.280, -113.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Utah, January 3, 1997
Subtropical moisture brought heavy rains to southwest Utah to kick-off the new year. Washington county had hundreds of reports of flood damage.
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 11
- Property damage
- $5.0 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- 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.
Subtropical moisture brought heavy rains to southwest Utah to kick-off the new year. Washington county had hundreds of reports of flood damage. Most Streets and basements were flooded in the towns of St. George and Bloomington. Total rainfall amounts during this time were 2.38 inches in St. George and 2.42 inches in Bloomington. Damage in Washington county was estimated at 5 million dollars, worst in its history.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, January 3 to 5, 1997
- Flood in California, January 3, 1997
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, January 3 to 5, 1997
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, January 3 to 5, 1997
- Heat in New Jersey, January 3 to 5, 1997
- Heat in Pennsylvania, January 3 to 5, 1997
- Dense Fog in Florida, January 3, 1997
- Ice Storm in Minnesota, January 3 to 4, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 3 to 4, 1997
- Heat in Maryland, January 3 to 6, 1997
- Heat in Delaware, January 3 to 6, 1997
- Ice Storm in South Dakota, January 3 to 4, 1997
More
Every storm in Utah in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Utah, January 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: 5599736.