Heavy Rain, Mesa
- When
- September 12, 10:15 AM MST to 10:30 AM MST
- Where
- Mesa County, Fruita
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 39.018, -108.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in Colorado, September 12, 1998
About a half-inch of rain fell within 15 minutes which produced street flooding.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 GJT wrote it up.
About a half-inch of rain fell within 15 minutes which produced street flooding.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding in Nevada, September 12, 1998
- Tornado in Louisiana, September 12, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Utah, September 12, 1998
- Tornado in Louisiana, September 12, 1998
- Storm Surge in Louisiana, September 12 to 19, 1998
- Tornado in Louisiana, September 12, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Utah, September 12, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Louisiana, September 12, 1998
- Tornado in Louisiana, September 12, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Colorado, September 12, 1998
- Flood in Puerto Rico, September 12, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Colorado, September 12, 1998
More
Every storm in Colorado in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, September 1998
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: 5667739.