Lightning, Clark
- When
- July 9, 12:15 PM PST
- Where
- Clark County, Henderson
- Property damage
- $1.5 million
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 36.215, -115.014 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Nevada, July 9, 1998
Heavy rain producing thunderstorms formed over the southeast side of the Las Vegas Valley during a two hour period. At the onset of the storms, a lightning strike set fire to a large house which completely destroyed the structure.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 1
- Property damage
- $1.5 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 producing thunderstorms formed over the southeast side of the Las Vegas Valley during a two hour period. At the onset of the storms, a lightning strike set fire to a large house which completely destroyed the structure. Over one inch of rainfall led to flash flooding which forced the closure of several streets in Henderson and East Las Vegas. One car was stranded and damaged by flood waters early in the afternoon and another car was caught in flood waters in the Las Vegas Wash during the evening, long after the thunderstorms had ended.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flash flood, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Clark
- When
- July 9, 1:00 PM PST to 6:30 PM PST
- Where
- Clark County, Henderson
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 36.215, -115.014 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Clark
- When
- July 9, 1:25 PM PST
- Where
- Clark County, Henderson
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 36.215, -115.014 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Oklahoma, July 9, 1998
- Hail in Oregon, July 9, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 9, 1998
- Flood in North Dakota, July 9, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 9, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 9, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kansas, July 9 to 10, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, July 9, 1998
- Flood in Florida, July 9, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, July 9, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Montana, July 9, 1998
- Hail in Arkansas, July 9, 1998
More
Every storm in Nevada in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 5661844, 5661845, 5661846.