Sep 3, 1997
A second day of heavy rain producing thunderstorms lead to more flash flooding in the Pahrump Valley. At 11:35 am PST, the Nevada Highway Patrol reported a wall of water crossing State Route 160 near mile marker four. The road remain closed for several hours. At 12:32 pm PST, the Pahrump Fire Department reported a number of roads flooded and barricaded in and around Pahrump. By 1:40 pm PST, a state of emergency had been declared for Pahrump due to numerous road closures and damage caused by
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5620185). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Nye County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.