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Tornadoes in Nevada

Nevada has recorded 96 tornadoes from 1950 through 2025, about 1.6 per year over the last 30 years. June is the most active month.

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Tornadoes per year

96: 196197: 297298: 898899: 199100: 200202: 102103: 303304: 504505: 105106: 106109: 209211: 111112: 212214: 614615: 115117: 217218: 418419: 119121: 121123: 2232
Nevada tornadoes per year, 1996–2025
60s: 760s770s: 1170s1180s: 2080s2090s: 2390s2300s: 1500s1510s: 1710s1720s: 320s3
Tornadoes per decade (the 2020s are partial)

When tornadoes happen in Nevada

Jan: 1Jan1Feb: 3Feb3Mar: 2Mar2Apr: 4Apr4May: 21May21Jun: 22Jun22Jul: 11Jul11Aug: 19Aug19Sep: 8Sep8Oct: 4Oct4Nov: 1Nov1Dec: 0Dec
Tornadoes by month, 1950–2025
EF0: 79EF079EF1: 16EF116EF2: 0EF2EF3: 0EF3EF4: 0EF4EF5: 0EF5
Tornadoes by (E)F rating

Ratings before February 2007 use the original Fujita (F) scale; later tornadoes use the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale. How the EF scale works.

Strongest tornadoes in Nevada

DateRatingCountyPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
November 3, 1973F1Washoe County25.9 mi10 yd00
May 27, 1987F1Elko County6 mi100 yd00
May 13, 1970F1Elko County5.7 mi440 yd00
May 26, 1964F1White Pine County2 mi10 yd01
June 5, 2015EF1Mineral County1.5 mi40 yd00
March 30, 1992F1Clark County1.5 mi30 yd00
May 24, 2023EF1Elko County1.2 mi500 yd00
July 16, 1973F1Washoe County1 mi80 yd01
May 5, 1994F1Lander County1 mi20 yd00
August 31, 2000F1Lincoln County1 mi0 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingCountyPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
June 5, 2023?Elko County0.5 mi500 yd00
May 24, 2023EF1Elko County1.2 mi500 yd00
August 13, 2021EF0Elko County0.1 mi15 yd00
May 22, 2019EF0Nye County0.2 mi25 yd00
October 3, 2018EF0Lander County0 mi25 yd00
May 22, 2018EF0Elko County0 mi10 yd00
May 11, 2018EF0Humboldt County0 mi15 yd00
May 11, 2018EF0Humboldt County0 mi25 yd00
September 21, 2017EF0Douglas County0.4 mi20 yd00
September 13, 2017EF0Washoe County2 mi50 yd00

Counties with the most tornadoes

CountyTornadoes since 1950Per 1,000 sq mi
Elko County233468817.3
Washoe County135330905.6
Clark County123938165.2
White Pine County92622932.4
Humboldt County82149154.7
Lincoln County71705069.1
Nye County5712242.9
Lyon County56465302
Churchill County42092929.3
Eureka County31860632.2
Lander County31407863.7
Esmeralda County1723059.7
Mineral County1690482.5
Douglas County13642756.7
Carson City117862069
Pershing County00
Storey County00

About this data

Tornado records come from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database of confirmed tornadoes, 1950–2025. Tornadoes that crossed state lines are counted in the state where they began. Counts in the early decades are lower partly because many weak tornadoes went unreported before Doppler radar and storm spotter networks.