Storms in Nevada in 1981
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Nevada in 1981, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Nevada in 1981 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 6
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- None recorded
- Episodes
- 5
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
July 1981
August 1981
- Damaging Wind in Nevada, August 9, 1981
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nevada, August 10, 1981
- Hail in Nevada, August 12, 1981
September 1981
More
Every year in NevadaEvery state in 1981Tornadoes in Nevada in 198119801982
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.