NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Carlin, NV
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Carlin, Nevada since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 9 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 9
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Carlin
The highest rating among the 9 tornadoes within 25 miles is F0 or EF0, reached 9 times; the most recent, on August 13, 2021, came within 23 miles. Of the 9, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 5 have come since 2000. Carlin has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 71% of the 32 Nevada cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 3 times since 1998, with stones up to 1.25 inches (half dollar size). Of the 32 Nevada cities, 69% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Carlin.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Carlin
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s4
- 1990s2
- 1980s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2021 | EF0 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 31, 2014 | EF0 | 23 mi | 0.48 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 21, 2014 | EF0 | 19 mi | 0.26 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 21, 2014 | EF0 | 22 mi | 0.23 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 13, 2012 | EF0 | 2 mi | 0.88 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1992 | F0 | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 4, 1991 | F0 | 24 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 14, 1987 | F0 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 21, 1983 | F0 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 9 of 9, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Carlin
The Storm Prediction Center has 3 hail reports within 10 miles of Carlin since 1998. Of these, one was 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.25 inches (half dollar size), fell on August 13, 2014. The most recent report is from May 26, 2018.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Carlin
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Elko Regional Airport, NV, 19 miles northeast of Carlin at 5,030 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 52°F; December is the coolest, at 38°F and 15°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 48 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 195 nights a year. Snowfall averages 41.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 10.1 inches is more than at 20 of the 27 Nevada stations used on this site (74%). Elko, 22 miles northeast, has its own station (Elko NWS Office, NV): 10.7 inches a year, 0.6 more than here, and the same July average high, 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 | 16 | 1.2 | 4 | 10.4 |
| Feb | 43 | 21 | 0.9 | 3 | 6.8 |
| Mar | 53 | 27 | 1.0 | 3 | 5.5 |
| Apr | 60 | 32 | 1.1 | 3 | 3.3 |
| May | 70 | 39 | 1.2 | 4 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 82 | 45 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 92 | 52 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 90 | 49 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 80 | 41 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 66 | 29 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 50 | 22 | 0.9 | 3 | 4.1 |
| Dec | 38 | 15 | 1.2 | 4 | 10.2 |
| Year | 63 | 32 | 10.1 | 32 | 41.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Elko Regional Airport, NV (5,030 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Carlin
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 10 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Carlin: 6 thunderstorm wind reports and 4 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $500 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 64 mph, on July 23, 2013.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Elko County, which includes Carlin, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 3 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 fires, 2 biological emergencies, 2 severe storms, 2 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Elko County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $74.6 million a year, the 3rd highest of 17 Nevada counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $8.0 million (11%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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