Flash Flood in Nevada, July 23, 1998

Name: Flash Flood in Nevada, July 23, 1998
Start: 1998-07-23T17:50
End: 1998-07-23T19:00
Location: Nevada

July 23, 1998 · NWS VEF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $40,000
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.

The radar

The San Joaquin Valley radar (KHNX), 241 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:50 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Esmeralda

When: July 23, 5:50 PM PST to 7:00 PM PST
Where: Esmeralda County, West Central Portion
Property damage: $40,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 37.785, -117.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorms with very heavy rain produced significant flooding which washed out several roads including Highway 266, between Lida and Palmetto, and Highway 264 in the Fish Lake Valley. Twelve people were rescued from stranded vehicles and at least three cars were swept away by flood waters.

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

Every storm in Nevada in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Nevada, July 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: 5661912.