High Wind in Nevada, December 20, 1998

Name: High Wind in Nevada, December 20, 1998
Start: 1998-12-20T11:02
End: 1998-12-20T11:02
Location: Nevada

December 20, 1998 · NWS VEF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $15,000
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.

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Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, C Clark

When: December 20, 11:02 AM PST
Where: C Clark forecast zone
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates: 36.215, -115.014 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A construction trailer was blown over in the northwest part of the Las Vegas Valley trapping two men inside. Winds continued to hamper rescue efforts while the fire department cut the trailer open to free the men. One of the trapped men sustained a minor shoulder injury.

What these are

High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Nevada in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Nevada, December 1998

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: 5674668.