Damaging Wind in Nevada, August 12, 1995

Name: Damaging Wind in Nevada, August 12, 1995
Start: 1995-08-12T13:38
End: 1995-08-12T13:38
Location: Nevada

August 12, 1995 · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $3,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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.

Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Nvz009

When: August 12, 1:38 PM PDT
Where: Nvz009 County
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Property damage: $3,000

Strong thunderstorms hit extreme southern Nevada as Monsoonal moisture began to effect the area. Rain from a storm washed away part of a road embankment and damaged a few mobile homes in Boulder City. Winds from the storm uprooted trees and damaged a carport. A 58 mph gust was recorded at Nellis air force base where several tree limbs were downed. Automated rain gages recorded almost one-half inch of rain in 15 minutes from this storm. Doppler radar estimated that from 1.10 to 2 inches of rain fell on the city of Jean during these storms.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Nevada in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history Warnings in Nevada, August 1995

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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10335786.