NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Fallon, 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 Fallon, Nevada since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 4 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 4
- 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 Fallon
The highest rating among the 4 tornadoes within 25 miles is F0, reached 4 times; the most recent, on June 14, 1997, came within 22 miles. Of the 32 Nevada cities on this site, 69% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Fallon. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 8 times since 1976, with stones up to 1.25 inches (half dollar size). Fallon has more hail reports within 10 miles than 56% of the 32 Nevada cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Fallon
By decade
- 1990s2
- 1980s1
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 1997 | F0 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 19, 1994 | F0 | 18 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 17, 1987 | F0 | 4 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1964 | F0 | 18 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 4 of 4, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Fallon
The Storm Prediction Center has 8 hail reports within 10 miles of Fallon since 1976, made on 5 separate days. Of these, 5 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.25 inches (half dollar size), was reported on 2 days, most recently July 21, 2008. The most recent report is from June 20, 2009.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Fallon
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Fallon Naas, NV, 3 miles south of Fallon at 3,934 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 96°F and low of 58°F; December is the coolest, at 46°F and 20°F. May is the wettest at 0.9 inches of precipitation on average and July and August the driest at 0.1 inches; the year adds up to 5.0 inches over 14 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 82 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 140 nights a year. That 5.0 inches is more than at 7 of the 27 Nevada stations used on this site (26%). Fernley, 28 miles northwest, has its own station (Lahontan Dam, NV): 4.9 inches a year, 0.1 less than here, and the same July average high, 96°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47 | 22 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Feb | 53 | 25 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Mar | 61 | 31 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Apr | 67 | 35 | 0.5 | 1 |
| May | 76 | 44 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Jun | 87 | 51 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Jul | 96 | 58 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Aug | 94 | 55 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Sep | 85 | 48 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Oct | 71 | 36 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Nov | 56 | 26 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Dec | 46 | 20 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Year | 70 | 38 | 5.0 | 14 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Fallon Naas, NV (3,934 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 Fallon
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 18 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Fallon: 14 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 heavy rain events, 1 flood and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $2.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on June 18, 2003.
July 25, 2024: lightning strike 8 miles from the centre of Fallon — $2.5 million damage.
NWS: “Thunderstorms moving N-NE across the Basin and Range/Fallon area initiated a cloud to ground lightning caused fire in one the distillery's Rye fields that burned away 25% of the Rye crop. The fire was quickly extinguished by the local fire department and neighboring farm/ranch workers.”
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
Churchill County, which includes Fallon, has been named in 7 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1997, 3 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 severe storms, 2 snowstorms, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Churchill County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $15.5 million a year, the 9th highest of 17 Nevada counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $7.5 million (48%), 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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