Nevada
17 counties0 tornadoes rated F3/EF3+97 county disaster declarations
Nevada has recorded 97 tornadoes since 1950, 45th among the states; 12.82 million acres burned by large wildfires since 1984.
2025
- Large wildfires since 1984
Statewide totals
Unique events: a tornado that crossed three counties counts once.
- Tornadoes since 1950
- 97
- 45th of 51
- Rated F3/EF3 or stronger
- 0
- 45th of 51
- Tropical cyclones within 50 mi
- 0
- None since 1851
- At hurricane strength
- 0
- —
- Acres burned since 1984
- 12.8M
- 1,021 large fires
- Flood insurance claims
- 1,944
- $47.4 million paid
County leaders
Where in Nevada each hazard has struck most.
Most tornadoes
Most acres burned
- 1Elko County4.56M
- 2Humboldt County2.29M
- 3Lincoln County1.25M
- 4Washoe County1.01M
- 5Pershing County951K
Most flood claims
- 1Washoe County754
- 2Clark County626
- 3Douglas County226
- 4Nye County136
- 5Carson City91
Notable events
The strongest tornadoes, hurricanes and fires in Nevada’s record. Each opens its own page.
Every county
Sort by any column. Each county opens its full record.
| Carson City | 1 | 0 |
| Churchill County | 4 | 0 |
| Clark County | 13 | 0 |
| Douglas County | 1 | 0 |
| Elko County | 23 | 0 |
| Esmeralda County | 1 | 0 |
| Eureka County | 3 | 0 |
| Humboldt County | 8 | 0 |
| Lander County | 3 | 0 |
| Lincoln County | 7 | 0 |
| Lyon County | 5 | 0 |
| Mineral County | 1 | 0 |
| Nye County | 5 | 0 |
| Pershing County | 0 | 0 |
| Storey County | 0 | 0 |
| Washoe County | 13 | 0 |
| White Pine County | 9 | 0 |
Cities
Places of 10,000 people or more with their own records.