Damaging Wind in Nevada, May 24, 2000

Name: Damaging Wind in Nevada, May 24, 2000
Start: 2000-05-24T15:00
End: 2000-05-24T18:00
Location: Nevada

May 24, 2000 · NWS VEF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
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 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: May 24, 3:00 PM PST to 6:00 PM PST
Where: Clark County, Las Vegas
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates: 36.167, -115.150

Severe thunderstorms developed across the Las Vegas valley through the afternoon. Strong wind gusts were reported with the Las Vegas ASOS reporting a wind gust of 64 mph and a wind gust of 66 mph recorded at the NWS Las Vegas. Several trees were blown down and power outages were reported in Primm, Jean, and Goodsprings, NV. A sign was also blown over on the south end of the strip and visibility was reduced to near zero in blowing dust.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Nevada in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Nevada, May 2000

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: 5150072.