Funnel Cloud in Nevada

Events

37

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

None recorded

• Lightning Strike and Heavy Rain in Nevada, May 1 to 2, 20181 death · $10,000 · 3 eventsA low pressure system passing over the Mojave Desert brought isolated impacts from rain and thunderstorms to the Las Vegas Valley.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Nevada, May 26 to 28, 2018$5.0 million · 0.5 in hail · 8 eventsA closed low slowly meandered across the Nevada from May 26th to the 28th, producing widespread showers and thunderstorms. The storms were slow movers, resulting in flash flooding across portions of the area.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Nevada, May 15, 2021$500,000 · 1.5 in hail · 6 eventsA strong cold front produced thunderstorm gusts and hail.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Nevada, July 21, 2008$21,000 · 1.25 in hail · 18 eventsStrong supercell thunderstorms produced tornadoes, large hail, and heavy rainfall across western Nevada.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Nevada, September 1 to 4, 2023$16,000 · 70 kt wind · 16 eventsA cutoff low produced multiple days of heavy rain. Hazards that resulted included gusty severe winds, flooding, funnel clouds, hail, and tree damage.
• Flash Flood in Nevada, November 20, 2019$20,000 · 3 eventsTwo low pressure areas interacted and brought widespread rain and flooding to the Mojave Desert. Two funnel clouds were also photographed in remote areas.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Nevada, March 1 to 3, 20151 injured · 4 eventsA cold low pressure system brought snow to the higher elevations of southern Nevada, along with a brief funnel cloud.
• Flash Flooding in Nevada, September 7 to 9, 2017$7,000 · 4 eventsA strong push of monsoon moisture plus low pressure moving in from the west triggered an outbreak of thunderstorms over the Mojave Desert with a few thunderstorms over the southern Great Basin. Several storms produced flash flooding and severe weather.
• Funnel Clouds in Nevada, May 27 to 30, 20194 eventsA persistent and cold area of low pressure, along with a moist atmosphere, provided a conducive environment for the formation of cold air funnels across northern and central Nevada during the end of May 2019.
• Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Nevada, July 24 to 25, 201787 kt wind · 3 eventsLow pressure near the northern California coast and daytime heating combined to bring strong to severe thunderstorms to the western Nevada Basin and Range on the 24th and 25th.
• Funnel Clouds in Nevada, May 15, 20183 eventsA closed upper level low produced widespread showers and thunderstorms on May 15th, 2018. The showers and storms produced three separate funnel clouds across Lander and Humboldt Counties.
• Tornado in Nevada, September 13, 2017EF0 · 2 eventsStrong Thunderstorms developed over the Eastern Sierra and Northwestern Nevada on the afternoon of September 13th as an upper-level area of low pressure moved over south-central California.
• Funnel Cloud in Nevada, May 16, 19961 event
• Funnel Cloud in Nevada, August 11, 19971 eventAn off-duty NWS employee reported a funnel cloud just north of Peavine Mountain near Reno. It lasted for about five minutes before dissipating.
• Funnel Cloud in Nevada, June 9, 19971 eventA funnel cloud was reported near the Stead Airport (4 miles southwest of Stead) in southern Washoe County. The funnel cloud lasted about three minutes before dissipating.
• Funnel Cloud in Nevada, June 9, 19971 eventA funnel cloud was reported on the east side of Pyramid Lake in Washoe County. The funnel cloud lasted several minutes before dissipating.
• Funnel Cloud in Nevada, June 14, 19971 eventLaw enforcement officers observed two funnel clouds in the Lahontan Reservoir and Silver Springs area. The funnel clouds lasted several minutes before dissipating.
• Funnel Cloud in Nevada, June 12, 19981 eventA pilot from the Fallon Naval Air Station reported a brief funnel cloud over State Highway 121 in Dixie Valley.
• Funnel Cloud in Nevada, June 3, 19981 eventTwo brief funnel clouds were reported east of Franklin Lake.
• Funnel Cloud in Nevada, August 27, 19991 eventA truck driver reported seeing a funnel cloud as he was driving along highway 50 at mile marker 40.
• Funnel Cloud in Nevada, May 21, 19991 eventFunnel cloud seen by weather spotter between 2-3pm.
• Funnel Cloud in Nevada, June 1, 20191 eventUpper level low pressure spinning across central Nevada helped provide the right environment for cold air funnel formation.
• Funnel Cloud in Nevada, May 17, 20191 eventAn unseasonably strong Pacific storm produced showers and thunderstorms over southern Nevada. A funnel cloud was photographed in rural northern Lincoln County.
• Funnel Cloud in Nevada, May 2, 20211 eventA low pressure trough moved through eastern Nevada, causing a cold air funnel to develop.
• Funnel Cloud in Nevada, May 25, 20241 eventEarly morning showers and thunderstorms produced a funnel cloud that was observed looking NE from Spring Creek, NV.

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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.