Arizona, 1998

Flash Flood and Hail in Arizona, September 11, 1998

September 11, 1998 · NWS VEF · 3 events in 1 county or zone

Thunderstorms produced dime size hail and heavy rain across northwest Arizona. Flash flooding was reported in the vicinity of Kingman, but no damage reports were received.

Where it happened

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The toll

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS VEF wrote it up.

Thunderstorms produced dime size hail and heavy rain across northwest Arizona. Flash flooding was reported in the vicinity of Kingman, but no damage reports were received.

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Event by event

2 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Mohave

When
September 11, 3:35 PM MST
Where
Mohave County, 5 mi E of Kingman
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
35.200, -113.970

Flash Flood, Mohave

When
September 11, 3:45 PM MST
Where
Mohave County, Kingman
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
35.704, -113.758 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Mohave

When
September 11, 5:00 PM MST
Where
Mohave County, 15 mi SE of Kingman
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
35.050, -113.870

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 5672662, 5672663, 5672664.