NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Gardnerville, 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 Gardnerville, Nevada since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 5 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 5
- 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 Gardnerville
The highest rating among the 5 tornadoes within 25 miles is F0 or EF0, reached 5 times; the most recent, on September 21, 2017, came within 16 miles. Of the 5, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 4 have come since 2000. Of the 32 Nevada cities on this site, 50% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Gardnerville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 4 times since 2004, with stones up to 1 inch (quarter size). Of the 32 Nevada cities, 53% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Gardnerville.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Gardnerville
By decade
- 2010s3
- 2000s1
- 1980s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2017 | EF0 | 16 mi | 0.44 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 13, 2017 | EF0 | 23 mi | 2.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 8, 2015 | EF0 | 16 mi | 2.68 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 27, 2005 | F0 | 23 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 1989 | F0 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 5 of 5, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Gardnerville
The Storm Prediction Center has 4 hail reports within 10 miles of Gardnerville since 2004. Of these, 2 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1 inch (quarter size), was reported on 2 days, most recently July 4, 2013. The most recent report is from July 4, 2013.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Gardnerville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Minden, NV, 5 miles northwest of Gardnerville at 4,709 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 49°F; December is the coolest, at 46°F and 19°F. January is the wettest at 1.7 inches of precipitation on average and September the driest at 0.2 inches; the year adds up to 9.4 inches over 23 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 68 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 188 nights a year. Snowfall averages 21.8 inches a year, most of it in January. That 9.4 inches is more than at 18 of the 27 Nevada stations used on this site (67%). Stateline, 11 miles northwest, has its own station (Dagget Pass, NV): 21.9 inches a year, 12.5 more than here, and a July average high of 75°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47 | 19 | 1.7 | 4 | 5.6 |
| Feb | 51 | 22 | 1.3 | 3 | 4.1 |
| Mar | 58 | 27 | 1.3 | 3 | 3.4 |
| Apr | 64 | 30 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.5 |
| May | 73 | 38 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 83 | 44 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 91 | 49 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 90 | 47 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 83 | 40 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 71 | 31 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 57 | 23 | 0.8 | 2 | 1.6 |
| Dec | 46 | 19 | 1.5 | 3 | 5.2 |
| Year | 68 | 32 | 9.4 | 23 | 21.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Minden, NV (4,709 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 Gardnerville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 56 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Gardnerville: 29 heavy rain events, 15 flash floods, 6 floods, 5 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $4.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 78 mph, on June 27, 2015. July has had the most flash floods, 7 of 15. Of the 29 Nevada cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 16 have had fewer than Gardnerville.
July 8, 2015: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Gardnerville — $2.0 million damage.
December 31, 2005: flood 6 miles from the centre of Gardnerville — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “Localized flooding was reported on the East Fork Carson River near Markleeville, and in rural areas across the eastern half of the county.”
January 8, 2017: flood 9 miles from the centre of Gardnerville — $750,000 damage.
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 Gardnerville's 2 ZIP codes have filed 131 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1982, and were paid $3.0 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1997: 85 claims (65% of all) and $2.1 million. 65% 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, 10 have fewer than Gardnerville.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1997 | 85 | $2.1 million |
Douglas County, which includes Gardnerville, has been named in 25 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 13 fires, 4 severe storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, on April 27, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Douglas County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $44.6 million a year, the 4th highest of 17 Nevada counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $13.0 million (29%), 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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- Dayton, NV28 mi
- Kings Beach, CA29 mi
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