Nevada, 1999

High Wind in Nevada, April 3, 1999

April 3, 1999 · 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
0
Property damage
$50,000
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, Western Clark/Southern Nye

When
April 3, 1:00 PM PST to 4:00 PM PST
Where
Western Clark/Southern Nye forecast zone
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
37.129, -115.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Damaging winds whipping through the Pahrump Valley overturned at least one unsecured trailer home and tore roofs and awnings off a few other homes. The windstorm, associated with a strong cold front, reached its peak during the afternoon of April 3.

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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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: 5696238.