Flash Flood, Clark
- When
- September 12, 12:05 AM PST to 6:00 AM PST
- Where
- Clark County, Moapa
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.215, -115.014 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Nevada, September 12, 1998
Heavy rainfall over southeast Lincoln County and northeast Clark County produced major flash flooding in the Muddy River and California Wash which caused considerable damage to roads and homes in Moapa, Hidden Valley and Overton. A total of about 220 people had to be evacuated from the three communities and many homes suffered major flood damage.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $600,000
- 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 rainfall over southeast Lincoln County and northeast Clark County produced major flash flooding in the Muddy River and California Wash which caused considerable damage to roads and homes in Moapa, Hidden Valley and Overton. A total of about 220 people had to be evacuated from the three communities and many homes suffered major flood damage. Flood waters in the Muddy river also completely washed out the Gubler Street bridge. No injuries were reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Clark
- When
- September 12, 12:30 AM PST to 6:00 AM PST
- Where
- Clark County, Overton
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- 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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- 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
- Heavy Rain in Colorado, 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
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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: 5672665, 5672666.