Arizona, 1999

Flash Flood in Arizona, September 18, 1999

September 18, 1999 · NWS VEF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$15,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

The radar

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Mohave

When
September 18, 5:55 PM MST
Where
Mohave County, Kingman
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.704, -113.758 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rainfall in the Kingman area caused area washes to flood. Several cars were caught in flood waters and at least one swift water rescue was performed.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5723722.