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Nevada Storm & Severe Weather History

Since 1996, Nevada has logged 8,452 severe-weather events — about 273 a year — with 596 direct deaths, 872 injuries and $1.1B in reported property damage.

By event type

High Wind2,9444 d$24.6M
Heavy Snow1,785$1.3M
Thunderstorm Wind8811 d$15.0M
Flash Flood76112 d$133.5M
Excessive Heat269247 d$25K
Heavy Rain2662 d$13.4M
Hail2581 d$105.7M
Heat186293 d
Winter Weather1661 d$230K
Strong Wind1626 d$3.5M
Flood1532 d$713.9M
Winter Storm1164 d$13.6M
Dust Storm87$1.8M
Lightning811 d$5.9M
Tornado48$52K
Debris Flow44$154K

Events by year

19962026

Notable events (259)

Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 1996; the "notable" list is filtered to events with fatalities, major damage or a strong tornado. Damage is the reporting office's estimate. A record of past weather is not a forecast. See About the Data.