Arizona, 1998Flash Flood and Flood in Arizona, July 19, 1998
July 19, 1998 · NWS TWC · 3 events in 1 county or zone
1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Event by event
1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Pima
- When
- July 19, 6:15 PM MST to 6:45 PM MST
- Where
- Pima County, Green Vly
- Coordinates
- 32.097, -111.790 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Street flooding was reported in Green Valley after 1.75 inches of rain fell in about 1 hour.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pima
- When
- July 19, 6:45 PM MST to 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pima County, Tucson to 12 mi of Davis Monthan Afb
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.120, -110.780
A wind gust of 64 mph was reported at Davis Monthan AFB and a spotter at Rita road and interstate 10 reported 50-60 mph winds and some wind damage.
Flash Flood, Pima
- When
- July 19, 6:55 PM MST to 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pima County, Vail
- Coordinates
- 32.097, -111.790 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An automata gage near Vail reported a 3 foot rise in water in about 1 hour in the Pantano wash.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
- 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.
- Heat in Oklahoma, July 19, 19983 deaths · 3 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 19 to 20, 19982 deaths · 6 injured · $85,000 · 60 kt wind · 12 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Nevada, July 19 to 20, 19981 death · $13 million · 53 kt wind · 5 events
- Lightning Strike in Texas, July 19, 19981 death · 1 event
- Heat and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 19, 199810 injured · $247,000 · 9 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, July 19 to 20, 1998$455,000 · 1.75 in hail · 43 events
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 19, 1998$615,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 19, 1998$308,000 · 70 kt wind · 7 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, July 19, 1998$40,000 · F1 · 9 events
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 19, 1998$150,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 19, 1998$150,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 19, 1998$100,000 · 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: 5661733, 5661734, 5661732.