Nevada, 1998

High Wind in Nevada, November 30, 1998

November 30, 1998 · NWS VEF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
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 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Northern Nye

When
November 30, 11:50 AM PST
Where
Northern Nye forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Strong winds in the vicinity of Gabbs downed power lines which knocked electricity out to the small community for most of the day. The high wind and prolonged power outage forced closure of the local schools for the day.

What these are

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

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

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 5676417.