Northern Washoe County, Nevada
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1997 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
0
Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
1
Floods since 1996
27
All events
0
Deaths
$360K
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.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Strong Wind Strong Wind
RAWS CATN2 Catnip Mountain measured a wind gust of 47 mph.
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Mesonet station Gerlach recorded a gust of 59 mph. Also, mesonet station Barrel Springs recorded a wind gust to 59 mph at 8:59 PM PST on the 18th.
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Mesonet station at Gerlach recorded a wind gust of 57 mph.
Dust Storm Dust Storm
A plume of blowing dust due to a thunderstorm outflow was observed from the Nevada Seimo Lab web camera near Gerlach. Visibility was estimated as low as 1/2 mile. Wind speeds at the time were measured at 52 mph.
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Mesonet station CATN2 Catnip Mountain reported a peak wind gust of 56 mph.
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Mesonet station located 4.5 mi E Sutcliffe, NV, reported a maximum wind gusts of 58 mph.
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A mesonet station (UP793) located 3.9 mi SW of Gerlach, NV, reported a thunderstorm peak wind gust of 58 mph.
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A 69 MPH thunderstorm outflow wind gust was measured at the Buffalo Creek RAWS station.
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Mesonet station NHUA 17 miles north of Gerlach reported a wind gust of 61 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
An estimated 12 inches of snow fell at the Sheldon SNOTEL, with higher amounts possible farther west closer to the Surprise Valley in eastern California.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Five inches of snow was reported in Gerlach with this system.
High Wind High Wind
A wind gust of 59 mph was reported at the Catnip Mountain RAWS between 1600PST and 1700PST. A dust storm with visibilities below 1/4 mile was reported in Gerlach at 1800PST.
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There were numerous high wind gust reports with this system. Catnip Mt. had 60 mph at 1144PST, Buffalo Creek recorded 62 mph at 1159PST, Juniper Springs had 59 mph at 1240PST, and Gerlach reported 61 mph at 1314PST.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A total of 3.3 inches of snowfall was recorded by the Sheldon SNOTEL (elev. 5860 ft).
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Weather observation from Gerlach reported a total of 3 inches of snowfall.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
New snowfall of 5 inches in Cedarville and areas to the east in far northwestern Nevada.
Dense Fog Dense Fog
High Wind High Wind
54 knot (62 mph) wind gust reported by trained spotter at Gerlach.
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51 knot (59 mph) wind gust recorded at Barrel Springs RAWS sensor.
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55 knot (63 mph) wind gust at Catnip Mountain RAWS.
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52 knot (60 mph) wind gust at Juniper Springs RAWS
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64 knot (74 mph) wind gust at Barrel Springs RAWS.
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Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Flood Flood
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
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