Colorado, 1998Flash Flood and Flood in Colorado, July 8, 1998
July 8, 1998 · NWS BOU · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
1 flood, 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.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
Open the live radar over this ground
- Deaths
- 0
- 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.
Flood, Denver
- When
- July 8, 8:00 PM MST to 9:15 PM MST
- Where
- Denver County, South Denver
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 39.762, -104.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rain forced the closure of Hampden Avenue between Interstate 25 and Havana Street as high water made two of three lanes impassable.
Flash Flood, Lincoln
- When
- July 8, 8:30 PM MST to 10:30 PM MST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Hugo
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.988, -103.514 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rain caused a small creek in the town of Hugo to jump its banks. Several streets and buildings were flooded. A trained spotter measured 2.74 inches of rainfall in Hugo.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
- 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.
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, July 8 to 10, 19982 deaths · $3.4 million · 18 events
- Lightning Strike in Montana, July 8, 19981 death · 1 injured · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in New York, July 8, 1998$1.8 million · 5 events
- Flash Flood in New York, July 8, 1998$100,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Arkansas, July 8, 1998$50,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Texas, July 8, 1998$50,000 · 1 event
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 8, 19981 injured · F0 · 5 events
- Lightning Strike in South Dakota, July 8, 19981 injured · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 8, 19981 in hail · 5 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in New Mexico, July 8, 199861 kt wind · 4 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Montana, July 8, 19981 in hail · 3 events
- Flash Flood and Flood in Kansas, July 8 to 9, 19980.75 in hail · 3 events
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: 5662481, 5662482.