A strong area of low pressure sat over the Desert Southwest for two days, bringing heavy rain and snow to portions of the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS VEF wrote it up.
A strong area of low pressure sat over the Desert Southwest for two days, bringing heavy rain and snow to portions of the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 heavy snow, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain in the Las Vegas Valley contributed to 169 vehicle crashes, with 60 injuries (indirect) and one fatality (indirect). The heavy rain also caused 2000 customers in the Las Vegas Valley to lose power.
The Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort measured 24 inches of snow, and the Mount Charleston Fire Department measured 20 inches. Some tree branches were knocked down and power went out.
Heavy snow in far northern Lincoln County stranded approximately 50 cars on Highway 93, with some drivers trapped for 10-12 hours.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Rain, Clark | 2013-11-23 | 53 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Indirect |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nevada in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Nevada, November 2013
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 482580, 482581, 482579.