Greater Lake Tahoe Area storm history
Storm events recorded in Greater Lake Tahoe Area, Nevada between 1950 and 2025.
438
Total events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hail
1
Floods
1
Deaths
$461K
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
A group of skiers traveling out of bounds from a ski area triggered an avalanche. One skier was trapped and killed.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Desert Research Institute mesonet station 0.9 E of Mount Rose Summit recorded a wind gust of 102 mph.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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A mesonet station (LKSN2) Stateline Douglas CO located 1.0 NNW of Stateline, NV, reported a peak wind gust of 79 mph.
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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.
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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.
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A mesonet station (SLIDE) located 1.0 mile ESE of Mount Rose Summit, reported a peak wind gust of 58 mph.
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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.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The public located at the Mount Rose Ski Base reported storm total snowfall of 14.0 inches.
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Mesonet station (LKSN2-Stateline) located 1.0 mi NNW of Stateline, NV reported a peak wind gust of 73 mph.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
The public located at the Mount Rose Ski Base reported 24 hour storm total snowfall of 3.0 inches.
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Mesonet station (LKSN2-Stateline), located 1.0 mi NNW of Stateline, NV, reported a peak wind gust of 103 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A trained spotter (WA-12) located 1.0 mi NNW of Incline Village reported 24 hour snowfall totaling 9.5 inches.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A trained spotter (WA-12) located 1.0 mi NNW of Incline Village reported 24 hour snowfall totaling 9.5 inches.
High Wind High Wind
Mesonet station (SLIDE) located 0.9 mi E of Mount Rose Summit, reported a peak wind gust of 77 mph.
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Mesonet station (SLIDE) located 0.9 mi E of Mount Rose Summit, reported a peak wind gust of 81 mph.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |