Thunderstorm Wind, Clark
- When
- September 8, 2:30 PM PST
- Where
- Clark County, Moapa
- Property damage
- $140,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 36.670, -114.630
Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Nevada, September 8, 1998
Approximately 15 homes and trailers were severely damaged by thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 to 90 mph. Flash flooding also occurred and caused some roadway erosion.
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
- $150,000
- 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.
Approximately 15 homes and trailers were severely damaged by thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 to 90 mph. Flash flooding also occurred and caused some roadway erosion.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Clark
- When
- September 8, 2:30 PM PST
- Where
- Clark County, Moapa
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 36.215, -115.014 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- 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
- Flash Flooding and Wildfire in Idaho, September 8 to 25, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Washington, September 8 to 25, 1998
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Nevada, September 8, 1998
- Heavy Rain in South Carolina, September 8, 1998
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, September 8, 1998
- Tornado in Arkansas, September 8, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, September 8, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, September 8, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Nevada, September 8, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, September 8, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, September 8, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, September 8, 1998
More
Every storm in Nevada in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Nevada, 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: 5672446, 5672447.