Greater Lake Tahoe Area County, Nevada
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1996 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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Tornado reports
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Hail reports
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Floods since 1996
447
All events
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Deaths
$461K
Property damage
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
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The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
A group of skiers traveling out of bounds from a ski area triggered an avalanche. One skier was trapped and killed.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Trained spotter 1 NNW Incline Village measured 2.5 inches of snow.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Mt. Rose Ski Base reported 12 inches of snow with a storm total of 21-26 inches. Also, Trained spotter 1 NNW Incline Village measured 7.5 inches with a two day total of 19.75 inches.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Mt. Rose Ski Base reported 8-10 inches of new snow in the last 24 hours with a 2 day storm total of 17-21 inches.
High Wind High Wind
Mesonet station SLIDE 0.9E Mount Rose Summit recorded a wind gust of 128 mph. Also, mesonet station NV016 Mt Rose Highway recorded a wind gust of 61 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Mt Rose Ski Base measured 12 inches of snowfall. Also, Diamond Peak Ski Base measured 7 inches of snowfall. Finally, trained spotter 1 NNW Incline Village measured 7 inches of snow on the 19th.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Trained spotter 1 NNW Incline Village measured 46 inches of snow from the 15th to 18th. Mt Rose Ski Base measured 52 inches of snow between the 15th to 18th. Finally, Diamond Peak Ski Base measured 59 inches between the 15th to 18th.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Storm totals for this event include the following: Mt Rose Ski measured 7 inches, Diamond Peak Ski Base measured 7 inches, and CoCoRaHs station NV-WH-161 Village-Crystal Bay 1.3 S measured 6.5 inches.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Mount Rose Ski Base reported 25 inches of snow, trained spotter at 1 NNW Incline Village measured 19.5 inches with a SWE of 2.71 inches, and Diamond Peak Ski Base reported 12 inches. These are storm totals.
Avalanche Avalanche
An avalanche near Mt. Rose summit on Christmas Day buried a skier for over an hour before contacting authorities and SAR. Time of report is estimated per news story descriptions. The man trapped in the avalanche was found by the SAR team and was cold and tired, but uninjured and …
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Mt Rose Ski Area reported a storm total of 48-58 inches of new snow. A trained weather spotter in Incline Village at 7600 feet reported 36.5 inches for a storm total.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Mt. Rose Ski Base reported 11 inches of snow in the 24 hour period ending on the 22nd. Also, Diamond Peak Ski Base reported 3 inches of snow in the 24 hour period ending on the 22nd.
High Wind High Wind
Mesonet station SLIDE 0.9 E Mount Rose Summit (DRI) recorded a gust to 87 mph.
High Wind High Wind
RAWS LVYN2 Little Valley recorded a gust of 67 mph. Also, the mesonet station SLIDE 0.9 E Mount Rose Summit recorded a gust of 101 mph.
High Wind High Wind
Mesonet station SLIDE 0.9 E Mount Rose recorded a wind gust of 107 mph.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Mount Rose Ski Resort recorded 6 inches of snow at the ski base and 8 inches at the top.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Mount Rose Ski Resort recorded 4 to 6 inches of snow in the 24 hour period ending on the 18th. The 48 hour storm total was 11-18 inches.
High Wind High Wind
Mesonet station Slide 0.9 E Mount Rose (DRI) recorded a wind gust of 72 mph.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Mount Rose Ski Resort reported 1 to 3 inches of snow in the last 24 hours.
High Wind High Wind
The Desert Research Institute mesonet station 0.9 E of Mount Rose Summit recorded a wind gust of 102 mph.
High Wind High Wind
Mesonet station Slide 0.9 E of Mount Rose Summit recorded a wind gusts of 84 mph.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Mt Rose Ski resort reported 10 inches of new snow during the 14th. This report was from the Mt Rose Facebook page.
High Wind High Wind
Peak wind gust of 86 mph reported at Mesonet station SLIDE 0.9 E Mount Rose Summit (DRI).
High Wind High Wind
Mesonet station Slide 0.9 E Mount Rose Summit (DRI) and Nevada Energy mesonet station 2 NE Mount Rose Ski Base reported peak wind gusts of 85 kts and 56 kts, respectively.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Mt Rose Ski Area reported a storm total of 11-15 inches.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Mt Rose Ski area reported 21 to 24 inches of snow for the April portion of the storm with a 3-day storm total of 29 to 34 inches. Diamond Peak Ski area reported 20 inches in the same time frame with a 3-day total of 23 inches. Trained weather spotter in Incline Village reported a…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Diamond Peak Ski area reported 11 inches of snowfall in the past 24 hours with 16 inches of snow at Mt Rose Ski Area and 17 inches at Northstar Ski Base.
High Wind High Wind
The Mesonet station at the top of Mount Rose Summit, SLIDE 0.9 E, reported a peak wind gust of 123 mph.
High Wind High Wind
Mountain top mesonet site, SLIDE 0.9E Mount Rose Summit, reported a wind gust of 116 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Mt Rose Ski Area reported 13-16 inches of new snow at their base of 8260 feet elevation. Diamond Peak Ski Area reported 9 inches of new snow at their base.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Mt Rose Ski Area Base and Diamond Peak Ski Area Base reported 10 and 11 inches of snow, respectively between March 5-7.
High Wind High Wind
A mesonet station (LKSN2) Stateline Douglas CO located 1.0 NNW of Stateline, NV, reported a peak wind gust of 79 mph.
High Wind High Wind
A mesonet station (LKSN2) Stateline Douglas CO located 1.0 mi NNW of Stateline, NV, reported a peak wind gust of 87 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The public located at the Mount Rose Ski Base, NV, and at the Diamond Peak Ski Base, NV, reported 24 hour storm total snowfall amounts of 40.0 inches and 36 inches respectively. 48 hour storm total snowfall was reported as 48 inches, and 42 inches respectively.
High Wind High Wind
A mesonet station (DXCNV Sr-431 Diamond Peak), located 2.0 mi NNW of Diamond Peak Ski Base, NV, reported a peak wind gust of 71 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The public located at the Mount Rose Ski Base, a trained spotter located 1.0 mile NNW of Incline Village, NV, and the public located at the Diamond Peak Ski Base, NV, reported 24 hour storm total snowfall amounts of 20.0 inches, 8.0 inches, and 7.0 inches respectively.
High Wind High Wind
A mesonet station (LKSN2) Stateline Douglas CO located 1.0 mi NNW of Stateline, NV, reported a peak wind gust of 136 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The public located at the Mount Rose Ski Base reported a 24 hour storm total snowfall of 18.0 inches with a 2 day total of 27 inches.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
The public located at the Mount Rose Ski Base NV, and the public located at the Diamond Peak Ski Base, NV, reported 24 hour storm total snowfall amounts of 6.0 and 5.0 inches respectively.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The public located at the Mount Rose Ski Base NV, and the public located at the Diamond Peak Ski Base, NV, reported 24 hour storm total snowfall amounts of 13.0 and 6.0 inches respectively.
High Wind High Wind
A mesonet station (SLIDE) located 1.0 mile ESE of Mount Rose Summit, reported a peak wind gust of 58 mph.
High Wind High Wind
A mesonet station (SLIDE) located 1.0 mile ESE of Mount Rose Summit, NV, reported peak wind gust of 86 mph.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
The public located at the Mount Rose Ski Base NV, and a trained spotter located 1.0 mi NNW of Incline Village, CA, both reported 24 hour snowfall totals of 10 inches. The public located at the Diamond Peak Ski Base, NV, reported 24 hour storm total snowfall amounts of 8.0 inches.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The public located at the Mount Rose Ski Base reported 24 hour storm total snowfall of 12.0 inches.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A trained spotter located 1.0 mile NNW of Incline Village, NV, and the public located at the Diamond Peak Ski Base, NV, both reported 24 hour storm total snowfall of 5.0 inches, and the public located at the Mount Rose Ski Base reported 24 hour storm total snowfall amounts of 6.0…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
The public located at the Diamond Peak Ski Base, and the public located at the Mount Rose Ski Base reported 24 hour storm total snowfall amounts of 6.0 and 8.0. inches respectively.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
The public located at the Diamond Peak Ski Base, and the public located at the Mount Rose Ski Base both reported 24 hour storm total snowfall amounts of 6.0 inches.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A trained spotter located at Incline Village, the public located at the Diamond Peak Ski Base, and the public located at the Mount Rose Ski Base reported 24 hour storm total snowfall amounts of 22.0 inches, 29 inches, and 30.0 inches respect.
High Wind High Wind
A mesonet station (Slide) located 1.0 mi ESE of Mount Rose Summit, NV, reported a peak wind gust of 69 mph.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
The public located at the Mount Rose Ski Base reported storm total snowfall of 8.0 inches.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 34 | 0 |
| 2024 | 42 | 0 |
| 2023 | 43 | 0 |
| 2022 | 37 | 0 |
| 2021 | 24 | 0 |
| 2020 | 23 | 0 |
| 2019 | 23 | 0 |
| 2018 | 33 | 0 |
| 2017 | 19 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 10 | 0 |
| 2011 | 7 | 0 |
| 2010 | 11 | 0 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 |
| 2008 | 16 | 0 |
| 2007 | 23 | 0 |
| 2006 | 23 | 0 |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 |
| 2004 | 10 | 0 |
| 2003 | 8 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
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