Arizona, 1998Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Arizona, September 9, 1998
September 9, 1998 · NWS PSR · 4 events in 2 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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, La Paz
- When
- September 9, 12:20 PM MST to 12:30 PM MST
- Where
- La Paz County, Bouse
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 33.930, -114.000
Trees blown down, large Palo Verde limbs damaged, and picnic table blown into a trailer. Heavy rains also resulted in washes running resulting in a closure of part of Highway 72 near Bouse.
Thunderstorm Wind, Maricopa
- When
- September 9, 3:21 PM MST
- Where
- Maricopa County, 13 mi W of Wintersburg
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 33.420, -113.100
Roof damaged by winds measured at 60 mph at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station.
Flash Flood, La Paz
- When
- September 9, 5:15 PM MST to 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- La Paz County, Ehrenburg
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.729, -113.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Very intense rainfall with estimated rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour fell over this area. Numerous small washes were flowing with debris carried along in the deeper washes. Highway 95 south of Parker was flooded at mile post 114.
Thunderstorm Wind, La Paz
- When
- September 9, 5:15 PM MST
- Where
- La Paz County, Ehrenburg
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 33.600, -114.530
Estimated 60 mph wind. Store signs blown down.
- 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.
- Tropical Storm in Louisiana, September 9 to 11, 19983 injured · $21 million · 9 events
- Tropical Storm in Texas, September 9 to 11, 1998$7.0 million · 2 events
- Lightning Strike in Florida, September 9, 1998$284,000 · 1 event
- Dust Storm in California, September 9, 19984 injured · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Arizona, September 9, 1998$38,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Utah, September 9, 1998$37,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, September 9, 1998$1,000 · 0.88 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Nevada, September 9, 1998$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events
- Heavy Rain in California, September 9, 19981 event
- Cold in Alabama, September 9, 19981 event
- Waterspout in Florida, September 9, 19981 event
- Damaging Wind in Montana, September 9, 199854 kt wind · 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: 5671847, 5671849, 5671848, 5671850.