Storm History: Washoe County, Nevada

Events

2,176

Deaths

18

Injuries

106

Damage

$84 million

Episodes

1,259

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.

Open the live radar over Washoe County

• Winter Storm, March 7, 20022 deaths · $150,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, January 1, 19972 deaths · 4 events here
• Wildfire, November 18, 20111 death · 17 injured · $8.0 million · 82 kt wind · 2 events here
• Wildfire, January 19, 20121 death · 3 injured · $4.6 million · 73 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, November 7, 20021 death · 6 injured · $250,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 19, 19981 death · 10 injured · $150,000 · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, November 20, 20091 death · 7 injured · $60,000 · 72 kt wind · 5 events here
• Ice Storm, December 21, 20061 death · $30,000 · 5 events here
• High Wind, September 23, 20051 death · 1 injured · $5,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 19851 death · 1 event here
• Avalanche, December 15, 20021 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 25, 20051 death · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 4, 20071 death · 2 injured · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, November 2, 20151 death · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, May 12, 20181 death · 1 event here
• Wildfire, July 13, 20191 death · 2 injured · 2 events here

• Wildfire, October 14, 2016$30 million · 64 kt wind · 2 events here
• Wildfire, November 18, 20111 death · 17 injured · $8.0 million · 82 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, January 7, 2017$8.0 million · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 2022$8.0 million · 61 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flood, December 31, 2005$5.6 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 14, 2002$5.2 million · 81 kt wind · 29 events here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2026$5.0 million · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Wildfire, January 19, 20121 death · 3 injured · $4.6 million · 73 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 2025$1.5 million · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 2002$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flood, January 1, 2006$623,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 11, 2014$550,000 · 81 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 2013$510,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 2008$500,000 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 2015$500,000 · 53 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 28, 2013$300,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 27, 2010$265,000 · 84 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, January 21, 2002$260,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, November 7, 20021 death · 6 injured · $250,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 20112 injured · $250,000 · 3 events here

• Hail, July 21, 20041.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 13, 20021.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 19701.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 2013$300,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 11, 20011.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 5, 19931.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 20141.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 2008$20,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20011.1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 31, 19861.1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2026$5.0 million · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 2025$1.5 million · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 28, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, September 1, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 20141 in hail · 6 events here

• Flash Flood, June 19, 2026$5.0 million · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 202656 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 21, 202654 kt wind · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, April 15, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 11, 20261 event here
• High Wind, April 1, 202668 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, March 4, 202657 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 20261 injured · 111 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 19, 20262 events here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20263 events here
• Winter Weather, February 9, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20262 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 3, 20261 event here
• Avalanche, December 23, 202561 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, December 21, 202576 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, December 19, 202564 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, December 17, 202593 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, November 20, 20252 events here
• Winter Weather, November 17, 20251 event here
• High Wind, November 13, 202563 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, November 5, 2025$100,000 · 84 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 202589 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, October 25, 202573 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, October 13, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, August 27, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, August 26, 20253 events here
• Flash Flood, August 25, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 202551 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, August 23, 202551 kt wind · 2 events here
• Debris Flow, July 30, 2025$20,000 · 55 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, July 28, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 2025$1.5 million · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 202562 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, June 19, 202575 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Rain, June 5, 20251 event here
• Dust Storm, May 17, 20251 event here
• High Wind, May 11, 202587 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, April 25, 20252 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 1, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 30, 202568 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, March 27, 2025107 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, March 19, 2025101 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 16, 202576 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 12, 202557 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, March 5, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 2, 20251 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 202570 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, February 19, 202557 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 13, 202576 kt wind · 5 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 6, 202562 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 4, 2025118 kt wind · 5 events here
• Winter Weather, February 1, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 25, 20251 event here
• High Wind, January 8, 202554 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 2, 202576 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 29, 20241 event here
• High Wind, December 26, 2024106 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 23, 202468 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 21, 202488 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 15, 202486 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 202461 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 12, 202460 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, November 25, 20242 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 22, 202494 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 20, 202466 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, November 17, 202463 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, November 14, 20241 event here
• High Wind, November 13, 202467 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 11, 202470 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 27, 202463 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 18, 202490 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 15, 20241 event here
• High Wind, October 4, 202464 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 18, 20241 event here
• High Wind, September 11, 202467 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, September 7, 20241 event here
• High Wind, September 2, 202456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 24, 20241 event here
• High Wind, August 2, 202456 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 202469 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, July 14, 202456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, May 4, 202457 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, April 12, 202467 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 3, 202470 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 30, 20241 event here
• High Wind, March 27, 202479 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 22, 202472 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 14, 202464 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 11, 202481 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 3, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 1, 202486 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, February 29, 202474 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, February 26, 202459 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 18, 202473 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 14, 202468 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 14, 202468 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 1, 20242 events here
• High Wind, January 31, 202473 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 21, 20242 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 202463 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, January 16, 202473 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 13, 202489 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 9, 202485 kt wind · 5 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 202497 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 2, 20242 events here
• Heavy Rain, December 17, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 6, 202378 kt wind · 5 events here
• High Wind, December 1, 202381 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 17, 20233 events here
• Heavy Rain, November 16, 20231 event here
• High Wind, November 5, 202376 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, October 25, 202355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 29, 20231 event here
• Debris Flow, September 1, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, August 17, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, August 14, 20231 event here
• High Wind, August 3, 202353 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, July 26, 202359 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, June 18, 202382 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 20231 event here
• High Wind, June 8, 202354 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, June 6, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 27, 202362 kt wind · 2 events here
• Debris Flow, May 21, 202352 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, May 2, 20233 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 17, 202391 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, April 1, 2023105 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 28, 202389 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 25, 20232 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 12, 202362 kt wind · 3 events here
• Debris Flow, March 9, 202371 kt wind · 10 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 4, 20232 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 1, 20232 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 26, 202353 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 24, 20233 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 20, 202360 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, February 14, 202382 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 10, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 4, 202399 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 20231 event here
• High Wind, January 21, 202374 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 18, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 14, 20237 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 13, 20231 event here
• Debris Flow, January 9, 202365 kt wind · 6 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 8, 202385 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 4, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 1, 20232 events here
• Winter Storm, December 30, 202282 kt wind · 5 events here
• Winter Storm, December 26, 202295 kt wind · 7 events here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 2022$8.0 million · 61 kt wind · 6 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 202262 kt wind · 5 events here
• High Wind, November 30, 202262 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 6, 202272 kt wind · 6 events here
• High Wind, November 1, 202276 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, October 22, 202294 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Rain, September 20, 20221 event here
• Dense Smoke, September 12, 20222 events here
• Heat, September 6, 20222 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 6, 202254 kt wind · 3 events here
• Dust Storm, September 3, 20221 event here
• Dust Storm, August 29, 20221 event here
• Dust Storm, August 8, 202259 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 20224 events here
• High Wind, July 29, 202254 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, June 23, 202260 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, June 17, 202270 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, June 12, 202290 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, May 28, 202270 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, May 8, 202264 kt wind · 5 events here
• High Wind, May 6, 202290 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, May 2, 202281 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 20, 202255 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 18, 202297 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, April 16, 202276 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 14, 202258 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 11, 202281 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, April 4, 202281 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 28, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, March 9, 2022101 kt wind · 5 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 4, 20222 events here
• Winter Storm, February 22, 20222 events here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20223 injured · 2 events here
• Dust Storm, February 14, 202256 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 22, 202263 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 3, 202283 kt wind · 5 events here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 202157 kt wind · 12 events here
• Avalanche, December 15, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 12, 20214 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 8, 20212 events here
• High Wind, November 8, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 4, 202189 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 24, 202168 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 18, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, September 18, 20211 event here
• Strong Wind, September 9, 20211 event here
• Flood, July 1, 20211 event here
• Flood, June 30, 202176 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, June 24, 20211 event here
• Flood, June 3, 202153 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 24, 202163 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 13, 20212 events here
• Winter Weather, March 19, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, March 14, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, March 11, 20212 events here
• Winter Weather, March 10, 20212 events here
• High Wind, March 6, 202170 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, February 26, 202151 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 19, 202152 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 12, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 27, 20213 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 24, 20214 events here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20212 events here
• High Wind, January 18, 202169 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 4, 202190 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, December 30, 20202 events here
• Winter Weather, December 27, 20202 events here
• High Wind, December 25, 202070 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, December 16, 20201 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20202 events here
• Winter Weather, December 11, 20202 events here
• Wildfire, November 17, 20203 injured · 81 kt wind · 5 events here
• High Wind, November 13, 202086 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 8, 20203 events here
• Wildfire, October 3, 2020$100,000 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 5, 202063 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 1, 20203 events here
• High Wind, February 29, 2020$5,000 · 82 kt wind · 12 events here
• High Wind, February 8, 202079 kt wind · 5 events here
• High Wind, February 2, 202081 kt wind · 5 events here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20201 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 202076 kt wind · 8 events here
• High Wind, January 13, 2020108 kt wind · 12 events here
• High Wind, January 3, 202090 kt wind · 10 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 22, 201970 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20193 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 6, 20196 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 20196 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 26, 20194 events here
• Wildfire, August 24, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 2019$60,000 · 5 events here
• Wildfire, July 13, 20191 death · 2 injured · 2 events here
• High Wind, May 15, 201963 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, April 8, 20191 event here
• High Wind, March 25, 201988 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, March 22, 20192 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 9, 20192 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 5, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 201970 kt wind · 4 events here

Earlier years, state by state:

• 2019
• 2018
• 2017
• 2016
• 2015
• 2014
• 2013
• 2012
• 2011
• 2010
• 2009
• 2008
• 2007
• 2006
• 2005
• 2004
• 2003
• 2002
• 2001
• 2000
• 1999
• 1998
• 1997
• 1996
• 1995
• 1993
• 1991
• 1989
• 1988
• 1987
• 1986
• 1985
• 1984
• 1979
• 1978
• 1975
• 1973
• 1970
• 1969
• 1965
• 1964
• 1957

Tornadoes in Washoe CountyEvery warning in Washoe County since 1986Every county in Nevada

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.