Storm History: Churchill County, Nevada
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Churchill County, Nevada: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 292
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 32
- Damage
- $4.8 million
- Episodes
- 241
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Wind | 87 | 1 | 6 | $1.2 million |
| Heavy Snow | 47 | 0 | 0 | $505,000 |
| Flash Flood | 30 | 0 | 0 | $2.5 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 29 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Dust Storm | 29 | 1 | 26 | $243,000 |
| Debris Flow | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 9 | 2 | 0 | $150,000 |
| Hail | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 6 | 0 | 0 | $125,000 |
| Wildfire | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 4 | 1 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 1 | 0 | $30,000 |
| Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Devil | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2024
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2008
- High Wind, December 14, 2002
- High Wind, January 21, 2002
- High Wind, November 7, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2002
- Flood, December 12, 1996
- Dust Storm, May 19, 2002
- High Wind, December 18, 2008
- Dust Storm, August 3, 2000
- High Wind, February 18, 1999
- High Wind, January 11, 2000
- Dust Storm, November 20, 2009
- High Wind, June 4, 2012
- Ice Storm, December 21, 2006
- High Wind, March 23, 1998
- High Wind, November 23, 1998
- Flood, October 4, 2010
- High Wind, April 27, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2003
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
Every episode, newest first
- High Wind, April 21, 2026
- High Wind, April 1, 2026
- High Wind, March 4, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2025
- Debris Flow, July 30, 2025
- Dust Storm, May 17, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2025
- Heavy Snow, March 30, 2025
- High Wind, March 27, 2025
- High Wind, March 16, 2025
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2025
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2025
- High Wind, January 8, 2025
- High Wind, January 2, 2025
- High Wind, August 2, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2024
- Heavy Snow, May 4, 2024
- High Wind, April 12, 2024
- High Wind, February 29, 2024
- High Wind, February 26, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2024
- Heavy Snow, December 6, 2023
- Heavy Rain, October 1, 2023
- Debris Flow, September 1, 2023
- Dust Storm, August 14, 2023
- High Wind, June 8, 2023
- High Wind, June 6, 2023
- High Wind, May 27, 2023
- Debris Flow, May 21, 2023
- Heavy Snow, April 17, 2023
- High Wind, April 1, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 28, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2023
- Debris Flow, March 9, 2023
- Heavy Snow, February 24, 2023
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 30, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2022
- High Wind, November 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 6, 2022
- Dust Storm, September 3, 2022
- Dust Storm, August 29, 2022
- Dust Storm, August 8, 2022
- High Wind, July 29, 2022
- High Wind, June 12, 2022
- Heavy Snow, May 8, 2022
- High Wind, May 2, 2022
- High Wind, April 18, 2022
- Dust Storm, February 14, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2022
- Strong Wind, June 24, 2021
- Flood, June 3, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 27, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2021
- High Wind, January 4, 2021
- Wildfire, November 17, 2020
- Heavy Snow, November 8, 2020
- High Wind, February 8, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2019
- High Wind, March 25, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2019
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2018
- Heavy Snow, November 21, 2018
- Heavy Rain, May 15, 2018
- Strong Wind, May 12, 2018
- High Wind, April 10, 2018
- Debris Flow, April 6, 2018
- Dust Storm, March 1, 2018
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2018
- Dust Storm, February 10, 2018
- High Wind, November 26, 2017
- High Wind, October 19, 2017
- Wildfire, September 1, 2017
- Wildfire, August 29, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2017
- Wildfire, July 3, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2017
- Flood, February 6, 2017
- Blizzard, January 9, 2017
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2017
- Wildfire, August 1, 2016
- Wildfire, July 28, 2016
- Hail, May 5, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2016
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2015
- Debris Flow, September 21, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2014
- Heavy Snow, December 6, 2013
- Strong Wind, September 24, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2013
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2012
- High Wind, December 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2012
- High Wind, June 4, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2012
- High Wind, March 31, 2012
- High Wind, May 25, 2011
- Heavy Snow, March 18, 2011
- Flood, October 4, 2010
- High Wind, April 27, 2010
- Dust Storm, March 29, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 6, 2009
- Dust Storm, November 20, 2009
- Dust Storm, September 29, 2009
- Hail, June 19, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2009
- Strong Wind, March 1, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2008
- High Wind, December 18, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2008
- High Wind, April 14, 2008
- Winter Weather, March 15, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 27, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2008
- Freezing Fog, January 10, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 9, 2008
- Flash Flood, January 4, 2008
- Dust Storm, August 31, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2007
- Dust Storm, July 6, 2007
- Heat, July 4, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2007
- High Wind, April 15, 2007
- Dust Storm, March 26, 2007
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2006
- Ice Storm, December 21, 2006
- High Wind, November 12, 2006
- Dense Fog, November 4, 2006
- Dust Storm, August 4, 2006
- Dust Devil, August 3, 2006
- Heat, July 16, 2006
- High Wind, April 15, 2006
- High Wind, March 25, 2006
- Heavy Snow, March 20, 2006
- High Wind, January 17, 2006
- High Wind, December 31, 2005
- High Wind, December 1, 2005
- Dust Storm, November 2, 2005
- Dense Fog, January 16, 2005
- Heavy Snow, November 27, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2004
- Dust Storm, May 10, 2004
- Dust Storm, April 28, 2004
- High Wind, March 25, 2004
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2004
- High Wind, February 17, 2004
- High Wind, February 17, 2004
- High Wind, February 17, 2004
- High Wind, February 17, 2004
- High Wind, January 1, 2004
- High Wind, January 1, 2004
- High Wind, January 1, 2004
- High Wind, January 1, 2004
- High Wind, December 6, 2003
- High Wind, December 6, 2003
- Dust Storm, June 23, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2003
- Dust Storm, March 26, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 17, 2003
- Dust Storm, March 13, 2003
- Dense Fog, January 28, 2003
- Dense Fog, January 24, 2003
- Dense Fog, January 11, 2003
- Dense Fog, January 10, 2003
- Dust Storm, December 16, 2002
- High Wind, December 14, 2002
- High Wind, November 7, 2002
- Dust Storm, July 18, 2002
- Dust Storm, May 19, 2002
- Dust Storm, May 19, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 28, 2002
- High Wind, January 21, 2002
- High Wind, July 11, 2001
- High Wind, November 29, 2000
- Heavy Snow, November 8, 2000
- Hail, September 1, 2000
- High Wind, August 3, 2000
- Dust Storm, August 3, 2000
- Dense Fog, January 20, 2000
- Dense Fog, January 19, 2000
- High Wind, January 11, 2000
- High Wind, January 11, 2000
- Heavy Snow, April 6, 1999
- Heavy Snow, April 5, 1999
- High Wind, March 3, 1999
- High Wind, March 2, 1999
- High Wind, February 18, 1999
- High Wind, February 6, 1999
- Heavy Snow, December 3, 1998
- High Wind, November 23, 1998
- High Wind, November 23, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 1998
- Funnel Cloud, June 12, 1998
- High Wind, May 28, 1998
- High Wind, May 28, 1998
- High Wind, April 23, 1998
- High Wind, March 23, 1998
- High Wind, March 23, 1998
- Dense Fog, November 12, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 1997
- Tornado, June 14, 1997
- Flood, January 25, 1997
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 1997
- Flood, January 1, 1997
- High Wind, December 29, 1996
- High Wind, December 29, 1996
- High Wind, December 29, 1996
- High Wind, December 29, 1996
- Heavy Snow, December 21, 1996
- Flood, December 12, 1996
- High Wind, December 10, 1996
- High Wind, November 19, 1996
- Heavy Snow, February 25, 1996
- High Wind, January 16, 1996
- High Wind, January 15, 1996
- High Wind, January 15, 1996
- High Wind, January 3, 1996
- Tornado, May 19, 1994
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 1992
- Hail, March 5, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 1988
- Hail, July 1, 1987
- Tornado, May 17, 1987
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 1985
- Hail, August 22, 1976
- Tornado, May 26, 1964
More
Tornadoes in Churchill CountyEvery warning in Churchill County since 1986Every county in Nevada
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.