Nevada, 2000

Dust Storm in Nevada, August 3, 2000

August 3, 2000 · NWS REV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 dust storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
15
Property damage
$80,000
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 dust storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Dust Storm, Pershing/Churchill/X Se Washoe/Nc&ne Lyon

When
August 3, 3:05 PM PST
Where
Pershing/Churchill/X Se Washoe/Nc&ne Lyon forecast zone
Injuries
15 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$80,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.927, -118.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Spotter report of dust storm that reduced visibility to 1/4 mile. This storm caused a 16 car pileup that injured 15 people with an estimated damage amount of $80,000.

What these are

Dust Storm
Blowing dust that reduced visibility to a quarter mile or less.

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

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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: 5172351.