Tornado in Nevada
Every tornado event the National Weather Service has filed in Nevada, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
The most significant on the map
The most significant tornado episodes in Nevada.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 97
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $1.7 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nevada, March 30, 1992
- Tornado in Nevada, August 19, 1979
- Tornado in Nevada, September 17, 1989
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Nevada, September 11, 1998Severe thunderstorms pounded the Las Vegas Valley and Lake Mead for a few hours producing golfball size hail, a small tornado and widespread flash flooding.
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Nevada, August 3 to 5, 2014A major surge of monsoon moisture brought an outbreak of thunderstorms to the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin, with the most activity on the 3rd and 4th. Widespread flash flooding and severe weather occurred.
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Nevada, June 7, 1964
- Tornado in Nevada, August 20, 1975
- Tornado in Nevada, August 7, 1987
- Tornado in Nevada, October 14, 1989
- Tornado and Hail in Nevada, May 24, 2023Thunderstorms caused gusty winds, hail, and even a tornado.
- Tornado in Nevada, July 16, 1973
- Tornadoes in Nevada, May 26, 1964
- Tornado and Hail in Nevada, May 5, 1994A tornado a few miles south of Battle Mountain destroyed several ranch buildings and blew out the windows of several vehicles at the ranch. The tornado had several witnesses and was also photographed.
- Tornado and Hail in Nevada, June 5, 2015Low pressure centered over southern California extended north into western Nevada on the 5th. Relatively moist and unstable conditions brought thunderstorm development in the afternoon.
- Tornadoes in Nevada, May 27, 1987
- Tornado in Nevada, November 3, 1973
- Tornado in Nevada, August 31, 2000A tornado touched down briefly 5N of Hiko, NV on a ridgetop. No apparent damage as tornado touched down in open country and was on the ground for no more than two minutes.
- Tornado in Nevada, April 21, 2001A small tornado was spotted over open terrain near the three state junction over the Colorado River. This tornado then moved into Mohave County, Arizona.
- Tornado in Nevada, July 17, 1962
- Tornado in Nevada, June 11, 1977
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Nevada, July 23 to 24, 2012Another push of monsoon moisture led to more thunderstorms over the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin. A few storms produced severe weather and/or flash flooding.
- Tornado and Hail in Nevada, August 14, 1979
- Tornado and Wildfire in Nevada, July 22 to 31, 1998A lightning caused wild fire on Cedar Ridge, just northwest of Jiggs burned 700 acres of a federally protected wild land study area.
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Nevada, October 3, 2018Remnant moisture from tropical system Rosa was drawn north from an upper level low pressure system along California. The ample moisture aided in scattered to widespread showers and thunderstorms.
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Nevada, July 22, 1984
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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.