Flash Flood, Davis
- When
- July 29, 5:00 PM MST to 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Davis County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $60,000
- Crop damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.991, -112.111 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Utah, July 29, 1998
Flooding occurred in 11 homes in Davis county as heavy rains pummelled the area. 10" of rain fell in 30 minutes.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $60,000
- Crop damage
- $2,000
- 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 SLC wrote it up.
Flooding occurred in 11 homes in Davis county as heavy rains pummelled the area. 1.10" of rain fell in 30 minutes. A portion of I-15 had to be closed due to water on the roadway and power outages occurred. A microburst wind gust to 58 mph (50kts) was also recorded at the NWSFO SLC.
The radar
The Salt Lake City radar (KMTX), 41 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:30 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Salt Lake
- When
- July 29, 6:30 PM MST
- Where
- Salt Lake County, (Slc)salt Lake City
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $200
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.720, -111.920
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.
- 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
- Heat in Texas, July 29, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Colorado, July 29, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Oregon, July 29, 1998
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, July 29, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Vermont, July 29, 1998
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 29, 1998
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 29, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 29, 1998
- Flash Flood in Alabama, July 29, 1998
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Arkansas, July 29, 1998
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 29, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, July 29 to 30, 1998
More
Every storm in Utah in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Utah, 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: 5663887, 5663888.