Strong Wind in Nevada

Events

162

Deaths

10

Injuries

17

Damage

$3.5 million

• Strong Wind in Nevada, January 9, 20092 deaths · 1 eventGusty winds on Lake Mohave are suspected in the capsizing of a small boat. Two men drowned.
• Strong Wind in Nevada, September 16, 20191 death · $150,000 · 1 eventOn the 16th, a strong cold front brought a sharp drop in temperature along with strong winds to portions of Pershing, Churchill, and Mineral counties.
• Strong Wind in Nevada, April 12, 20071 death · 2 injured · $5,000 · 2 eventsThe same low pressure system which brought isolated high winds on the 11th caused widespread strong winds and many areas of blowing dust in the Mojave Desert.
• Wildfire and Strong Wind in Nevada, July 13 to 16, 20191 death · 2 injured · 2 eventsA longwave trough moved across the northwestern US the 13th through the 17th. This trough brought breezy conditions each afternoon to western Nevada and eastern California.
• Strong Wind in Nevada, May 27, 20061 death · 1 eventOne drowning at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. 7YO female, who was not wearing a personal flotation device and did not know how to swim, fell off a raft near Boulder Beach, NV. Strong winds were a contributing factor.
• Strong Wind in Nevada, September 19, 20071 death · 1 eventStrong winds ahead of an incoming low pressure system caused dangerous conditions on Lake Mead.
• Strong Wind in Nevada, December 15, 20121 death · 1 eventA skydiver died when shifting winds caused his parachute to fail. At least one media source reported the event as a dust devil, but this is doubtful.
• Strong Wind in Nevada, May 12, 20181 death · 1 eventAn area of low pressure centered over eastern Nevada brought bands of rain showers to western Nevada. Some of the stronger showers briefly kicked up northerly winds.
• Strong Wind in Nevada, December 12, 20181 death · 1 eventGusty winds in the Las Vegas Valley led to an indirect fatality.
• Flash Flooding and Avalanche in Nevada, December 19 to 24, 20101 injured · $3.4 million · 51 kt wind · 21 eventsA series of storms fueled by a tropical moisture tap pounded the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin for several days. Extremely heavy snow and widespread flooding resulted.
• High Wind and Heavy Rain in Nevada, February 27 to 28, 20148 injured · $255,000 · 67 kt wind · 4 eventsA strong low pressure system brought high winds, heavy rain, and heavy mountain snow to portions of the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Nevada, March 18, 2010$1.0 million · 54 kt wind · 2 eventsA strong cold front brought isolated high north winds to south central Nevada.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Nevada, November 30, 2011$560,000 · 58 kt wind · 5 eventsA strong cold front brought high northerly winds to much of the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin. Damage occurred in many areas, and there was also isolated heavy snow in the high mountains.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Nevada, December 24 to 25, 2008$500,000 · 4 eventsA winter storm brought over two feet of snow to parts of the Sierra Nevada and a rare white Christmas to much of western Nevada.
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Nevada, July 11 to 15, 2021$219,000 · 70 kt wind · 18 eventsMonsoon moisture slowly seeped into the region under the big dome of high pressure which was causing record-breaking temperatures, fueling isolated to scattered thunderstorms. As the moisture increased, the main thunderstorm impact transitioned from high winds to flash flooding.
• Dust Storm and Heavy Snow in Nevada, March 29 to 30, 20102 injured · $153,000 · 69 kt wind · 7 eventsStrong and cold low pressure over the Gulf of Alaska on the 29th dropped slowly south and into the region on the 31st.
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in Nevada, April 14 to 15, 2009$161,000 · 65 kt wind · 20 eventsAn unseasonably cold storm system produced high winds, thunderstorms, and isolated high elevation heavy snow in southern Nevada and southeast California.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Nevada, May 9 to 10, 2010$305,000 · 59 kt wind · 4 eventsA Pacific low pressure system passing through the southern Great Basin brought two rounds of downslope winds to the eastern Sierra slopes and the Owens Valley, as well as locally high winds in southern Nevada and southeast California.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Nevada, March 30 to 31, 2010$250,000 · 65 kt wind · 8 eventsA very strong Pacific storm system brought high west to southwest winds to much of the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin.
• Dust Storm and High Wind in Nevada, February 2 to 3, 2020$215,000 · 59 kt wind · 7 eventsA strong cold front moved through the southern Great Basin and the Mojave Desert, bringing strong westerly winds ahead of it and strong northerly winds behind it.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Nevada, April 27 to 28, 2010$125,000 · 59 kt wind · 7 eventsA powerful storm system brought widespread high winds to the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin.
• Dust Devils and Strong Wind in Nevada, May 7, 2012$110,000 · 4 eventsAt least four dust devils developed over the Las Vegas Valley in the afternoon, causing significant damage.
• Dust Storm and High Wind in Nevada, April 14, 2015$100,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 eventsA strong cold front brought high winds and dust storm conditions to portions of southern Nevada.
• High Wind and Winter Weather in Nevada, December 18 to 19, 2008$100,000 · 72 kt wind · 3 eventsA low pressure system moved through the northern Sierra and western Nevada and brought snow and high winds to the region.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Nevada, May 25 to 29, 2011$100,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 eventsA series of unseasonably strong Pacific storms produced spotty high winds in the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin.

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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.