Arizona, 1999Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 27, 1999
July 27, 1999 · NWS TWC · 3 events in 2 counties and zones
1 flash flood, 1 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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.
Event by event
1 flash flood, 1 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Pima
- When
- July 27, 4:50 PM MST to 5:50 PM MST
- Where
- Pima County, Tucson
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 32.097, -111.790 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several roads impassable during sush hour on the north side of Tucson.
Lightning, Pima
- When
- July 27, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pima County, 13 mi N of Tucson
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.097, -111.790 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An eleven year old boy was struck while talking on a pay phone, only receiving minor injuries.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cochise
- When
- July 27, 6:17 PM MST
- Where
- Cochise County, Sierra Vista
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 31.550, -110.300
- 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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
- Tornado in North Dakota, July 27, 1999$800,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Heat in Louisiana, July 27, 19991 death · 1 event
- Marine High Wind in Tennessee, July 27, 1999$1.0 million · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 27, 1999$600,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, July 27, 1999F1 · 29 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 27, 1999$51,000 · 2.75 in hail · 18 events
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 27, 1999$100,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 27, 1999$65,000 · 4 events
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Iowa, July 27, 1999$55,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 27, 1999F1 · 14 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 27 to 28, 1999$46,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 27, 19993 injured · 50 kt wind · 2 events
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5715525, 5715524, 5715523.