Nevada, 1998

Flash Flooding in Nevada, August 15, 1998

August 15, 1998 · NWS VEF · 2 events in 1 county or zone

S. Highway 95 near Searchlight and the access road to Cottonwood Cove on Lake Mohave.

Where it happened

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The toll

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS VEF wrote it up.

Heavy rain showers produced flash flooding which temporarily closed U.S. Highway 95 near Searchlight and the access road to Cottonwood Cove on Lake Mohave. No serious damage was reported.

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Event by event

2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Clark

When
August 15, 4:15 PM PST
Where
Clark County, Cottonwood Lndg
Reported by
PARK/FOREST SERVICE
Coordinates
36.215, -115.014 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Clark

When
August 15, 4:15 PM PST
Where
Clark County, 5 mi N of Searchlight
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.215, -115.014 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5665086, 5665087.