Arizona, 1998Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 9, 1998
August 9, 1998 · NWS TWC · 2 events in 1 county or zone
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 1
- 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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pima
- When
- August 9, 7:20 PM MST to 7:41 PM MST
- Where
- Pima County, Tucson to 10 mi of Davis Monthan Afb
- Measured
- 69 kt (79 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 32.330, -110.820
Thunderstorm winds gusting to 79 mph were measured at Davis Monthan AFB. These winds blew down a tree across the road on Kolb east of Tanque Verde.
Flash Flood, Pima
- When
- August 9, 7:55 PM MST to 8:30 PM MST
- Where
- Pima County, Tucson
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 32.097, -111.790 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A man was killed when he was caught in a flooded wash and drowned in the east part of Tucson. Street flooding was reported in central Tucson.
- 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.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 9 to 24, 19981 death · $9,000 · 1 in hail · 10 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 9, 19981 death · 1.25 in hail · 9 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, August 9, 19981 death · $200 · 52 kt wind · 4 events
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Michigan, August 9, 1998$385,000 · 3 events
- Flash Flooding in Minnesota, August 9, 1998$355,000 · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 9, 1998$258,000 · 55 kt wind · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, August 9, 1998$193,000 · 62 kt wind · 9 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Colorado, August 9, 19986 injured · F0 · 13 events
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 9, 1998$100,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Arkansas, August 9, 1998$60,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 9, 1998$57,000 · 58 kt wind · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 9, 1998$50,000 · 1 event
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: 5664504, 5664505.