Thunderstorm Wind, Clark
- When
- September 9, 2:40 PM PST
- Where
- Clark County, Boulder City
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.980, -114.870
Damaging Winds in Nevada, September 9, 1998
Thunderstorms moving north across the Las Vegas Valley produced 58 mph winds at the Boulder City airport and damaged some construction signs and roof tiles in the southwest part of Las Vegas.
Where it happened
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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2,000
- 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.
Thunderstorms moving north across the Las Vegas Valley produced 58 mph winds at the Boulder City airport and damaged some construction signs and roof tiles in the southwest part of Las Vegas.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clark
- When
- September 9, 2:50 PM PST
- Where
- Clark County, Las Vegas
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.170, -115.150
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tropical Storm in Louisiana, September 9 to 11, 1998
- Tropical Storm in Texas, September 9 to 11, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, September 9, 1998
- Dust Storm in California, September 9, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Arizona, September 9, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Utah, September 9, 1998
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Arizona, September 9, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, September 9, 1998
- Heavy Rain in California, September 9, 1998
- Cold in Alabama, September 9, 1998
- Waterspout in Florida, September 9, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Montana, September 9, 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: 5672557, 5672558.