Nevada Tornadoes 1950-2012
This page lists the date and location of all the tornadoes that have occurred in Nevada from the year 1950. If you are interested in reading about the worst tornadoes that have struck Nevada(and all other states), see this page on our site. If you want to find out about specific tornadoes that have occurred since 2012, check out the NCDC Storm Events page.
Move your mouse over the map to see the county name and FIPS number (Federal Information Processing Standard). Click on the county or use the drop-down menu to navigate to your county of interest.
From there you can find data on each county that has had tornadoes since 1950. You will find the tornado ID number, the date, the event number, the time it occurred, the number of deaths and/or injuries caused, the F-Scale or EF-Scale, and the map coordinates. You can even copy the beginning and ending set of map coordinates into Google maps to see the path that the tornado took. If your county is not listed, it has not had a tornado officially listed during this period.
all times are Central Standard Time
Carson City Tornadoes315 APR 27, 2005 1 19:30 0 0 0 39.22 -119.72 39.22 -119.72 510

Churchill County Tornadoes327 MAY 26, 1964 2 14:00 0 0 ? 39.20 -118.70 00.00 0 1 104 MAY 17, 1987 2 16:18 0 0 0 39.38 -118.68 39.42 -118.65 1 383 MAY 19, 1994 2 14:40 0 0 0 39.47 -118.35 00.00 0 1 276 JUN 14, 1997 2 11:05 0 0 0 39.15 -118.72 39.15 -118.72 1

Clark County Tornadoes352 JUN 7, 1964 4 16:10 0 0 ? 36.30 -115.70 00.00 0 3 708 AUG 12, 1971 1 18:59 0 0 0 36.13 -115.12 00.00 0 3 787 AUG 20, 1975 1 17:01 0 0 0 36.07 -114.87 00.00 0 3 752 JLY 22, 1984 1 17:50 0 0 0 36.33 -114.68 00.00 0 3 360 MAY 28, 1986 1 22:08 0 0 0 36.62 -115.57 36.63 -115.52 3 757 SEP 17, 1989 2 15:30 0 0 1 36.67 -114.63 00.00 0 3 781 OCT 14, 1989 3 21:25 0 0 1 36.03 -114.98 00.00 0 3 11 JAN 30, 1990 1 18:20 0 0 0 36.17 -114.70 00.00 0 3 97 MAR 30, 1992 1 15:20 0 0 0 36.18 -115.12 00.00 0 3 98 MAR 30, 1992 2 15:45 0 0 1 36.17 -115.15 00.00 0 3 693 SEP 11, 1998 8 13:56 0 0 0 36.03 -114.98 36.03 -114.98 3 431 APR 21, 2001 1 13:37 0 0 1 33.98 -115.55 33.98 -115.55 3 from CA 71 and to NV 3

Elko County Tornadoes527 JLY 17, 1962 1 16:00 0 0 ? 40.30 -116.50 00.00 0 7 199 MAY 13, 1970 1 15:30 0 0 ? 40.80 -114.20 40.85 -114.10 7 432 JUN 11, 1977 1 16:00 0 0 ? 41.67 -115.80 00.00 0 7 659 AUG 19, 1979 2 19:00 0 0 1 41.00 -115.12 00.00 0 7 133 MAY 24, 1987 3 16:00 0 0 0 40.77 -114.60 00.00 0 7 177 MAY 27, 1987 4 18:30 0 0 1 40.90 -115.50 40.85 -115.38 7 181 MAY 27, 1987 5 20:35 0 0 0 41.18 -115.18 41.13 -115.02 7 258 JUN 14, 1987 6 20:55 0 0 0 40.83 -115.77 00.00 0 7 1024 AUG 4, 1991 2 15:30 0 0 0 40.73 -115.65 00.00 0 7 342 JUN 8, 1992 3 18:05 0 0 0 40.83 -115.85 00.00 0 7 964 AUG 11, 1993 1 16:00 0 0 0 41.50 -115.77 00.00 0 7 798 MAY 16, 1996 1 8:30 0 0 0 40.95 -115.60 40.95 -115.60 7 365 JUN 8, 1998 1 12:00 0 0 0 41.12 -114.98 41.12 -114.98 7 726 JUN 24, 2004 1 18:00 0 0 0 40.80 -115.48 40.80 -115.48 7 780 JUN 20, 2009 15:40 0 0 0 41.58 -115.85 41.58 -115.84 7 781 JUN 20, 2009 16:00 0 0 0 41.71 -115.80 41.71 -115.80 7 366362 APR 13, 2012 17:25 0 0 0 40.71 -116.08 40.71 -116.07 7

Esmeralda County Tornadoes882 AUG 27, 1982 1 16:18 0 0 0 38.03 -117.90 00.00 0 9

Eureka County Tornadoes773 AUG 21, 1983 1 16:00 0 0 0 40.58 -116.47 00.00 0 11 609 JUN 9, 2006 1 13:05 0 0 0 39.60 -116.02 39.60 -116.02 11

Humboldt County Tornadoes648 AUG 14, 1979 1 15:00 0 0 0 40.95 -117.48 00.00 0 13 1 AUG 29, 2003 3 14:40 0 0 0 41.47 -117.88 41.47 -117.88 13 728 JUN 25, 2004 2 18:15 0 0 0 41.32 -118.17 41.32 -118.17 13 727 JUN 25, 2004 3 18:25 0 0 0 40.82 -117.52 40.82 -117.52 13 729 JUN 27, 2004 4 15:15 0 0 0 41.10 -117.72 41.10 -117.72 13 291040 APR 24, 2011 1 11:55 0 0 0 40.87 -117.85 40.87 -117.84 13

Lander County Tornadoes297 MAY 5, 1994 1 19:30 0 0 1 40.65 -116.92 00.00 0 15

Lincoln County Tornadoes320 MAY 22, 1967 1 13:45 0 0 ? 38.38 -114.62 00.00 0 17 880 OCT 8, 1974 1 17:00 0 0 0 37.25 -115.75 00.00 0 17 522 AUG 7, 1987 8 20:00 0 0 0 37.57 -115.23 00.00 0 17 551 OCT 6, 1988 4 17:05 0 0 0 37.67 -115.77 37.65 -115.72 17 692 SEP 5, 1998 7 16:49 0 0 0 37.93 -114.35 37.93 -114.35 17 480 AUG 31, 2000 2 18:40 0 0 1 37.60 -115.23 37.60 -115.23 17 394328 JLY 24, 2012 14:45 0 0 0 37.62 -114.16 37.62 -114.15 17

Lyon County Tornadoes485 JUN 7, 1989 1 19:35 0 0 0 38.98 -119.32 00.00 0 19 669 JUN 5, 1995 1 15:04 0 0 0 39.42 -119.22 00.00 0 19 275 JUN 9, 1997 1 17:10 0 0 0 39.32 -119.35 39.32 -119.35 19 442 JUN 11, 1998 2 13:00 0 0 0 39.52 -119.25 39.52 -119.25 19 443 JUN 11, 1998 3 13:26 0 0 0 39.60 -119.25 39.60 -119.25 19

Nye County Tornadoes446 JLY 16, 1987 7 20:05 0 0 0 36.43 -116.30 00.00 0 23 969 JLY 7, 1991 1 19:00 0 0 0 36.67 -116.50 00.00 0 23 919 AUG 6, 1992 4 15:35 0 0 0 37.80 -116.78 00.00 0 23

Washoe County Tornadoes156 APR 23, 1964 1 15:30 0 0 ? 39.65 -119.87 00.00 0 31 791 JLY 16, 1973 1 14:15 0 1 1 39.60 -119.77 00.00 0 31 973 NOV 3, 1973 2 11:15 0 0 1 40.15 -119.67 39.83 -119.40 31 20 FEB 28, 1988 1 10:00 0 0 0 41.40 -119.35 00.00 0 31 21 FEB 28, 1988 2 10:00 0 0 0 41.40 -119.35 00.00 0 31 554 JLY 30, 1998 6 15:35 0 0 0 39.62 -119.87 39.62 -119.87 31 568 JLY 13, 1999 1 17:03 0 0 0 39.55 -119.77 39.55 -119.77 31 55 FEB 10, 2000 1 15:40 0 0 0 39.55 -119.77 39.55 -119.77 31 257 AUG 1, 2002 1 18:15 0 0 0 39.60 -119.70 39.60 -119.70 31 634 AUG 2, 2003 1 9:59 0 0 0 39.23 -119.95 39.23 -119.95 31 635 AUG 2, 2003 2 13:30 0 0 0 39.52 -120.00 39.52 -120.00 31 339 JLY 24, 2004 5 16:30 0 0 0 39.63 -119.82 39.63 -119.82 31

White Pine County Tornadoes331 MAY 26, 1964 3 16:45 0 1 ? 39.00 -119.20 00.00 0 33 688 SEP 8, 1967 2 15:40 0 0 ? 39.50 -115.00 00.00 0 33 830 SEP 11, 1975 2 13:56 0 0 0 39.58 -114.85 00.00 0 33 696 AUG 19, 1977 2 16:20 0 0 ? 39.13 -114.77 00.00 0 33 797 AUG 20, 1984 2 19:05 0 0 0 38.15 -116.37 00.00 0 33 102 MAY 17, 1987 1 15:33 0 0 0 39.27 -114.98 00.00 0 33 262 JUN 12, 1988 3 13:50 0 0 0 39.12 -114.72 00.00 0 33 366 JUN 23, 1998 4 13:55 0 0 0 39.25 -114.90 39.25 -114.90 33 367 JLY 23, 1998 5 13:55 0 0 0 39.25 -114.90 39.25 -114.90 33
