Nevada Storm Data: Hail & Wind History Since 2010
Deduplicated storm activity for Nevada, fused from NWS warnings, storm reports, official records, and FEMA declarations.
Latest Nevada hail and wind storms
- Last reported hail in Nevada (0.75 in.+, screening): August 31, 2026 — 1.00 in. reported at 2 SSW Caliente (Lincoln County), NWS Local Storm Report.
- 2026 so far in Nevada: 5 hail days and 65 wind days statewide (days with a storm report or station gust at the screening thresholds; warnings alone never count).
| Date | Largest reported hail | Strongest gust | City pages hit |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 11, 2026 | — | 75 mph measured | Henderson |
| October 10, 2026 | — | 73 mph measured | — |
| September 28, 2026 | — | 52 mph measured | — |
| September 21, 2026 | — | 65 mph measured | Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas |
| August 31, 2026 | 1.00 in. reported | — | — |
| August 28, 2026 | — | 62 mph measured | Henderson |
| August 27, 2026 | — | 53 mph measured | — |
| August 24, 2026 | — | 60 mph measured | — |
| August 23, 2026 | — | 71 mph measured | — |
| August 21, 2026 | — | 52 mph measured | — |
Nevada storm facts
- StormAuditor's analysis of NOAA and National Weather Service records found 1,099 deduplicated storm events (wind, hail, tornado, and flood; NWS warning products included) in Nevada in the 12 months ending October 21, 2026.
- Storm activity touched 16 of 17 Nevada counties and Carson City over that period.
- The most impacted area in Nevada was Washoe, with 282 events.
- The busiest day by event count in Nevada was October 26, 2025, with 64 events.
Nevada storm activity at a glance (last 12 months)
StormAuditor's consolidated public record currently shows 1,099 storm events impacting 16 of Nevada's 17 counties and Carson City in the trailing 12 months: 894 wind events, 129 hail events, 3 tornado events, 73 flood events. Every count includes NWS warnings as well as observed reports, so tornado events mean tornado warnings and reports, not confirmed tornadoes.
Events are fused from National Weather Service warnings and Special Weather Statements, observed Local Storm Reports, official NCEI storm records, and FEMA disaster declarations, then consolidated into a single event table under the published methodology.
Wind covers thunderstorm and non-thunderstorm wind alike, so these counts measure something different from the NCEI entry counts in the history section below; the two are not comparable year to year. State totals also count NWS Special Weather Statements (radar-indicated hail or gusts below warning level); city pages leave those out.
Busiest days in Nevada by event count
Ranked by the number of 12-month events, NWS warnings included, so a day with many warnings can outrank a day with larger hail.
- October 26, 2025 — 64 events incl. warnings (wind)
- October 25, 2025 — 61 events incl. warnings (wind)
- February 24, 2026 — 57 events incl. warnings (wind)
- August 13, 2026 — 48 events incl. warnings (flood, hail, tornado, wind)
- April 2, 2026 — 44 events incl. warnings (wind)
Most impacted counties and Carson City
Events of every type for each county — wind, hail, tornado and flood, NWS warnings and Special Weather Statements included. City pages count wind and hail events only, so a county number on a city page is never higher than the number here.
- Washoe — 282 events
- Elko — 125 events
- Nye — 103 events
- Clark — 98 events
- White Pine — 69 events
- Douglas — 61 events
- Lyon — 55 events
- Humboldt — 43 events
Additional activity recorded under other NWS area names (forecast zones, tribal lands, and former census areas): Elko County (13) · Northeastern Nye (11) · Northwestern Nye (9) · Reno/Carson City/Minden Area (9).
How these numbers are counted
The storm numbers on this page are counted in four different ways, plus the free address check. Each answers a different question with its own size cutoffs, area and time span, so compare numbers within one group, not across groups.
- Storm days (latest hail and wind): A day in the last 12 months when at least one report anywhere in Nevada showed hail 0.75 in. or larger or wind of 45 mph or more (StormAuditor screening thresholds). Reports are NWS storm reports from spotters, the public and officials, plus weather-station gusts, which count from 50 mph. A warning on its own never makes a storm day. The "City pages hit" column and each city's last reported hail apply the same rule within 25 miles of the city. The statewide columns count reports inside Nevada only. City pages count reports within 25 miles of each city, which can reach into a neighboring state; those values name the other state, so a border city's value for a day can be higher than the Nevada value.
- Storm-date pages (NWS severe): A storm-date page is published only when at least one report or station gust within 25 miles of a city met the National Weather Service severe criteria (hail 1.00 in. or larger, or wind 58 mph or more), at least two separate observations were logged, and the day ranks among the most significant. A storm report that relays an airport weather station's reading (the same station, the same gust and the same time) counts once, as the station reading. Not every storm day gets a page; when one does, the page and the storm-day table show the same largest hail and strongest gust.
- Events (12-month counts): Events count the Nevada storm log: NWS warnings and Special Weather Statements (a lower-level NWS alert), storm reports (wind 50 mph+, hail 0.75 in.+), station gusts, NCEI entries and FEMA disaster declarations, for each county affected, floods included. One event is one place on one day, counted separately for each type (wind, hail, tornado, flood). A weather station or storm-report point counts once a day, at that day's highest reading, however many readings it filed; a place with hail and wind on the same day is two events. NWS warnings and Special Weather Statements count once per county per day, and NCEI entries and FEMA declarations once per place per day. A storm report that relays an airport weather station's reading (the same station, the same gust and the same time) counts once, as the station reading. The same report arriving through another feed (SPC or NCEI) is one record. The most impacted counties list uses this count. City pages count only wind and hail within 25 miles and leave out floods and Special Weather Statements, so city counts do not add up to the state total, and a city page's county count is a wind-and-hail count that is never higher than the same county's number here.
- NOAA history (since 2010): The official NOAA storm record (NCEI Storm Events) in Nevada from January 1, 2010 to the day before the 12-month window starts: hail 0.50 in.+, thunderstorm wind 40 mph+ and tornadoes. It is a separate, older record with its own "storm days" (days with any entry), so its counts are not compared with the 12-month numbers.
- Free Report Snapshot: A free YES/NO estimate for one address, from radar and wind analysis at the property rather than area reports, at the same screening thresholds: hail 0.75 in. or wind 45 mph.
Full method: Methodology and Data Sources.
Nevada hail and wind history in NOAA NCEI records, 2010–Oct. 2025
This section covers January 1, 2010 through October 20, 2025. Storms from October 21, 2025 on are in the 12-month summary above, so no date is counted in both.
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 973 NCEI Storm Events entries in Nevada for this period, on 414 separate storm days. Thunderstorm wind outnumbers hail about 5.3 to 1 here: 799 wind reports against 151 hail reports.
On June 30, 2016, 2.00 in. (hen-egg size) hail was reported in Clark County — the largest in these records for Nevada. Hail of 2 inches or more appears in only one year of this record, 2016. The strongest measured thunderstorm gust was 100 mph on July 1, 2015 in Clark County. NCEI also lists 23 tornado entries in Nevada — one entry per county a tornado crossed.
Hail peaks in May (26% of all hail reports), while thunderstorm wind reports cluster in July. December through February accounts for 5 storm days.
The most storm days came in 2021, with 37; the fewest in a full year was 12, in 2019. Across 2022–2024, Nevada averaged 30 storm days a year, above the 15-year average of 26.
- Average: 26 storm days a year (2010–2024)
- May and July: 49% of all hail reports
- Most hail reports in one year: 24, in 2014 and 2015
- Hail of 1 in. or larger reported in 14 of 15 full years (2010–2024)
| Year | Hail reports | Thunderstorm wind reports | Tornado entries | Storm days | Largest hail | Strongest measured gust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 17 | 1.00 in. | 81 mph |
| 2011 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 18 | 1.00 in. | 70 mph |
| 2012 | 7 | 30 | 2 | 24 | 1.25 in. | 84 mph |
| 2013 | 13 | 44 | 0 | 28 | 1.75 in. | 77 mph |
| 2014 | 24 | 47 | 6 | 34 | 1.25 in. | 79 mph |
| 2015 | 24 | 45 | 1 | 34 | 1.75 in. | 100 mph |
| 2016 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 18 | 2.00 in. | 76 mph |
| 2017 | 10 | 49 | 2 | 36 | 1.50 in. | 86 mph |
| 2018 | 10 | 30 | 4 | 27 | 1.75 in. | 75 mph |
| 2019 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 1.75 in. | 78 mph |
| 2020 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 1.00 in. | 85 mph |
| 2021 | 8 | 140 | 2 | 37 | 1.50 in. | 91 mph |
| 2022 | 2 | 96 | 0 | 28 | 1.00 in. | 84 mph |
| 2023 | 14 | 110 | 4 | 36 | 1.50 in. | 99 mph |
| 2024 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 25 | 0.75 in. | 99 mph |
| 2025 through Oct. 20 | 10 | 61 | 0 | 26 | 1.50 in. | 77 mph |
Counties with the most NCEI storm reports, 2010–Oct. 2025
| County | All entries | Hail | Thunderstorm wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark County | 269 | 54 | 214 |
| Elko County | 178 | 34 | 134 |
| Nye County | 176 | 6 | 168 |
| Eureka County | 59 | 10 | 48 |
| Humboldt County | 57 | 7 | 47 |
| White Pine County | 46 | 4 | 42 |
| Washoe County | 45 | 15 | 29 |
| Lincoln County | 42 | 6 | 35 |
| Lander County | 28 | 3 | 23 |
| Pershing County | 21 | 0 | 21 |
Download this history: CSV · JSON at https://www.stormauditor.com/downloads/storm-history/nv.json (free, open license, cite StormAuditor).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (thunderstorm wind, hail, and tornado entries; hail 0.50 in. or larger, wind 40 mph or more; wind converted from knots).
Nevada storm history questions, 2010–Oct. 2025
How big did hail get in Nevada, 2010–Oct. 2025?
2.00 in., hen-egg size, reported on June 30, 2016 in Clark County, per NCEI.
Which year had the most storm days in Nevada, 2010–Oct. 2025?
2021, with 37 storm days (8 hail reports, 140 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 tornado entries). The 15-year average is 26 storm days.
How many hail reports does Nevada see in a typical year?
About 9.4 hail reports a year (2010–2024 average), with 1-inch or larger hail in 14 of 15 years. Thunderstorm wind averages 49 reports a year.
What month has the most hail in Nevada?
May has the most hail reports (39, 2010–Oct. 2025), followed by July (35) and August (28).
What is the strongest measured thunderstorm gust in Nevada, 2010–Oct. 2025?
100 mph, measured on July 1, 2015 in Clark County. Only gusts NCEI lists as measured count here; gusts measured on a date and county with a tornado entry, and entries of 120 knots or more (known entry errors), are left out.
Working storm claims? Roofing contractors, public adjusters, and insurance adjusters work from this same public storm record with statewide hail and wind maps and per-address reports — see StormAuditor for professionals.
Sources: NWS alerts (api.weather.gov) · NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet · ASOS/AWOS station gusts via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet · NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database · every StormAuditor data source.
Download the Nevada dataset (free)
The full consolidated Nevada event list for the trailing 12 months — dates, counties, hazard types, severities, measured gusts and hail sizes, with coordinates; source records deduplicated, and each NWS warning product listed per affected county — downloads free and stays current with the live record: download CSV · JSON at https://www.stormauditor.com/downloads/storm-data/nv.json. Free to reuse under the data license; the JSON file carries a field dictionary and provenance notes.
Research a specific Nevada address
Statewide counts tell you where activity concentrated; they do not tell you what happened at one property. For an individual address:
- Run the Free Report Snapshot — an instant YES/NO against StormAuditor's screening thresholds (wind ≥ 45 mph, hail ≥ 0.75 in., deliberately below the official NWS severe criteria).
- Use the Address Lookup for warnings, storm reports, and station observations at the address.
- Buy a full Weather Report for $2.99 covering every qualifying storm date at the address.
Browse day-by-day activity on the Storm Calendar (Pro plans and higher) or compare states on the Storm Data hub.
All values are derived from public NOAA and NWS data under StormAuditor's published methodology (see Limitations). Data last refreshed October 21, 2026.
See where recent storms tracked on the statewide Nevada hail map and wind map (the Hail and Wind Explorers, included with Pro+ and Organization plans), or check the county impact heatmap (free with an account).
Nevada cities A–Z: last reported hail
- Henderson hail & wind history — no 0.75 in.+ hail reported within 25 miles in 12 months
- Las Vegas hail & wind history — no 0.75 in.+ hail reported within 25 miles in 12 months
- North Las Vegas hail & wind history — no 0.75 in.+ hail reported within 25 miles in 12 months
- Reno hail & wind history — last hail August 13, 2026 (0.75 in. reported)
- Sparks hail & wind history — last hail August 13, 2026 (0.75 in. reported)
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Storm-day records in Nevada
The newest storm-date pages for Nevada cities: a report or station gust within 25 miles of the city met NWS severe criteria (hail 1.00 in.+ or wind 58 mph+), with at least two separate observations. Each page lists the reports, station gusts and a free way to check one address:
- Henderson, NV — May 17, 2026 (gusts 82 mph)
- Las Vegas, NV — April 21, 2026 (gusts 87 mph)
- Reno, NV — April 2, 2026 (gusts 98 mph)
- Sparks, NV — April 2, 2026 (gusts 98 mph)
- Reno, NV — February 24, 2026 (gusts 93 mph)
- Sparks, NV — February 24, 2026 (gusts 93 mph)
- Reno, NV — December 17, 2025 (gusts 94 mph)
- Sparks, NV — December 17, 2025 (gusts 94 mph)
- Reno, NV — November 5, 2025 (gusts 97 mph)
- Sparks, NV — November 5, 2025 (gusts 97 mph)
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