NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Dayton, 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 Dayton, Nevada since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 10 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 10
- 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 Dayton
The strongest of the 10 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F1 on May 26, 1964; its path came within 24 miles. Of the 10, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 4 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 4. The most recent tornado was on September 13, 2017. Dayton has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 75% of the 32 Nevada cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 6 times since 1986, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Dayton has more hail reports within 10 miles than 46% of the 32 Nevada cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Dayton
By decade
- 2010s1
- 2000s3
- 1990s4
- 1980s1
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 1964 | F1 | 24 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Sep 13, 2017 | EF0 | 24 mi | 2.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 27, 2005 | F0 | 11 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 2, 2003 | F0 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 10, 2000 | F0 | 25 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 13, 1999 | F0 | 25 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 11, 1998 | F0 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 9, 1997 | F0 | 10 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 1995 | F0 | 20 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 1989 | F0 | 22 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 10 of 10, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Dayton
The Storm Prediction Center has 6 hail reports within 10 miles of Dayton since 1986. Of these, 5 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently July 30, 1997. The most recent report is from July 11, 2001.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Dayton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Virginia City, NV, 8 miles northwest of Dayton at 6,340 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 62°F; December is the coolest, at 40°F and 26°F. February is the wettest at 2.1 inches of precipitation on average and July and August the driest at 0.2 inches; the year adds up to 11.8 inches over 27 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 10 days a year, almost all from July to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 120 nights a year. Snowfall averages 46.4 inches a year, most of it in January. That 11.8 inches is more than at 22 of the 27 Nevada stations used on this site (81%). Carson City, 14 miles southwest, has its own station (Carson City, NV): 9.3 inches a year, 2.5 less than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41 | 27 | 1.8 | 4 | 13.0 |
| Feb | 43 | 29 | 2.1 | 4 | 8.7 |
| Mar | 49 | 33 | 1.6 | 3 | 9.3 |
| Apr | 55 | 36 | 0.5 | 2 | 2.3 |
| May | 64 | 44 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 74 | 53 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 84 | 62 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 60 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 74 | 53 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 61 | 43 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 49 | 33 | 1.1 | 3 | 2.4 |
| Dec | 40 | 26 | 2.0 | 4 | 9.5 |
| Year | 60 | 41 | 11.8 | 27 | 46.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Virginia City, NV (6,340 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 Dayton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 26 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Dayton: 9 flash floods, 9 heavy rain events, 5 floods, 2 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $2.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 58 mph, on May 3, 2026. July has had the most flash floods, 4 of 9. Of the 29 Nevada cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 14 have had fewer than Dayton.
January 8, 2017: flood 4 miles from the centre of Dayton — $1.3 million damage.
NWS: “Twenty five structures, including at least 10 homes (one 8-plex and two single-family homes), were damaged by flood waters in Dayton by the morning of the 9th.”
December 31, 2005: flood 9 miles from the centre of Dayton — $724,000 damage.
NWS: “Six Mile Canyon Road was closed between Dayton and Virginia City.”
January 8, 2017: flood 8 miles from the centre of Dayton — $350,000 damage.
NWS: “Six Mile Canyon Road was closed due to washouts and heavy damage. The cost to repair the damage is an estimate by the Storey County Public Works Director via a KTVN news article from April.”
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
Flood insurance policyholders in Dayton's ZIP code 89403 have filed 10 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1997, and were paid $471,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 10% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 14 Nevada cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 0 have fewer than Dayton.
Lyon County, which includes Dayton, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 severe storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 fires). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, on April 27, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Lyon County a Relatively Low 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 $32.9 million a year, the 6th highest of 17 Nevada counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $11.1 million (34%), 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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Cities near Dayton
- Carson City, NV14 mi
- Washoe Valley, NV15 mi
- Silver Springs, NV16 mi
- Minden, NV21 mi
- Incline Village, NV23 mi
- Reno, NV24 mi
- Sparks, NV25 mi
- Sun Valley, NV27 mi
- Kings Beach, CA27 mi
- Gardnerville, NV28 mi
- Stateline, NV29 mi
- Yerington, NV30 mi
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