Flash Flood, Pima
- When
- August 19, 5:35 PM MST to 6:20 PM MST
- Where
- Pima County, Tucson
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.097, -111.790 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several roads in south Tucson closed due to flooding.
Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 19, 2000
1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- None recorded
- 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.
The radar
The Tucson radar (KEMX), 112 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:59 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pima
- When
- August 19, 6:00 PM MST to 6:05 PM MST
- Where
- Pima County, Tucson
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 32.233, -110.933
Debris blowing across I-10 5 miles north of downtown. Visibility near zero in blowing dust. Small hail and tree limb damage also reported.
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 Louisiana, August 19, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, August 19 to 20, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 19, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 19, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, August 19, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, August 19, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Florida, August 19, 2000
- Flash Flood in Colorado, August 19, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 19, 2000
- Waterspouts in Florida, August 19, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 19, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Oregon, August 19 to 20, 2000
More
Every storm in Arizona in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, August 2000
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: 5175708, 5175709.