Thunderstorm Wind, Pima
- When
- August 11, 5:41 PM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pima County, Tucson
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 32.230, -110.930
Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 11, 1998
Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree in the eastern portion of Tucson and blew off a portion of a roof. Heavy rains from these thunderstorms caused widespread road closures in the southeast part of Tucson and water was reported up to car doors at 6th street and Tucson boulevard.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 0
- Property damage
- $1,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS TWC wrote it up.
Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree in the eastern portion of Tucson and blew off a portion of a roof. Heavy rains from these thunderstorms caused widespread road closures in the southeast part of Tucson and water was reported up to car doors at 6th street and Tucson boulevard.
The radar
The Tucson radar (KEMX), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:41 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Pima
- When
- August 11, 6:18 PM MST to 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pima County, Tucson
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.097, -111.790 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- 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.
- 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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- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, August 11, 1998
- Flash Flood in Vermont, August 11 to 12, 1998
- Damaging Wind in New York, August 11, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 11, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Connecticut, August 11, 1998
- Flash Flood in Indiana, August 11, 1998
- Damaging Wind in California, August 11, 1998
More
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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: 5664506, 5664507.