Nevada storm events
Tornadoes, hurricanes, hail, and severe storms recorded in Nevada between 1950 and 2025, sourced from NOAA's Storm Events Database.
8,536
Storm events
96
Tornadoes
0
Hurricanes
989
Deaths
Significant recent events in Nevada
Events with deaths, multiple injuries, $1M+ property damage, or EF3+ tornadoes.
Rain in the Las Vegas Valley led to flowing water in the Harmon Wash, leading to a swift water rescue of two women in the wash. One man in the wash is still missing and presumed dead.
Two people died in Las Vegas of heat-related causes.
Extreme Heat Warning criteria were reached on two straight days. One person died of heat-related causes.
Four people died in Las Vegas of heat-related causes.
Three people died in Las Vegas of heat-related causes.
Nevada State Police reported flooding on I-80 between Wells Ave and Virginia St prompting the closure of I-80 westbound lanes. Also, University of Nevada Reno reported flooding of buildings on campus and there was flooding reported throughout J Casino.
Two people died in Las Vegas of heat-related causes.
Extreme Heat Warning criteria were reached on one day. During and immediately following the extreme heat, six people died in Las Vegas of heat-related causes.
Extreme Heat Warning criteria were reached on one day. The next day, one person died in Laughlin of heat-related causes.
Four people died in Las Vegas of heat-related causes.
Four people died in Las Vegas of heat-related causes.
One person died in Las Vegas of heat-related causes.
One person died in Mesquite of heat-related causes.
Two people died in northeast Clark County of heat-related causes.
Eight people died in Las Vegas of heat-related causes.
Counties and zones
Click a county for its full storm history. Some entries are NWS forecast zones rather than civil counties.
C Clark (20)
Carson City (3)
Carson City (c) (41)
Churchill (75)
Clark (901)
Douglas (106)
Elko (342)
Esmeralda (26)
Esmeralda/central Nye (179)
Esmeraldo/central Nye (1)
Eureka (98)
Greater Lake Tahoe Area (438)
Greater Reno/carson City/minden Area (747)
Humboldt (397)
Humboldt, Lander N, Churchill E (1)
Lake Mead/lake Mohave National Recreation Area (89)
Lander (79)
Lander/eureka (32)
Las Vegas Valley (416)
Lincoln (135)
Lincoln County Except the Sheep Range (98)
Lincoln T Sc (15)
Lyon (100)
Mineral (39)
Mineral/southern Lyon (225)
N Elko Cnty (327)
N Lander & N Eureka (96)
Nevada, California and Arizona (1)
Northeast Clark (60)
Northeastern Nye (102)
Northern Elko (18)
Northern Nye (33)
Northern Washoe (26)
Northwestern Nye (45)
Nvz001 - 002 - 003 - 004 - 005 - 006 (1)
Nvz002 - 003 - 004 - 005 - 006 - 007 - 008 (1)
Nvz003 (1)
Nvz003 - 004 (2)
Nvz003 - 004 - 007 (1)
Nvz004 - 006 (1)
Nvz004 - 007 - 009 (1)
Nvz005 (1)
Nvz006 (3)
Nvz006 - 007 (1)
Nvz00704 (1)
Nvz009 (3)
Nye (237)
Pershing (41)
Pershing/churchill/x Se Washoe/nc&ne Lyon (54)
Ruby Mountains/e Humboldt Range (292)
Ruby Mountains/east Humboldt Range (2)
S Lander & S Eureka (193)
S Washoe T X Se & X Sw/storey/e Carson City/c&e Douglas/nw Lyon (325)
Sc Lincoln/nc Clark (5)
Sheep Range (24)
South-central Elko (162)
Southeast Elko (14)
Southeastern Elko (67)
Southern Clark (49)
Southwest and South Central Elko (23)
Southwestern Elko (111)
Spring Mountains (220)
Storey (28)
Sw & Sc Elko (80)
Washoe (317)
Wc Clark/p X Se Nye (27)
Western Clark/southern Nye (186)
Western Nevada Basin and Range (157)
White Pine (494)
X E Elko (29)
X Se & Ec Clark (3)
X Sw Washoe/w Carson City/nw Douglas (68)