NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Henderson, 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 Henderson, Nevada since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 8 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 8
- 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 Henderson
The highest rating among the 8 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 2 times; the most recent, on March 30, 1992, came within 12 miles. Of the 8, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and one has come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on August 4, 2014. Henderson has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 62% of the 32 Nevada cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 28 times since 1961, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Henderson has more hail reports within 10 miles than 90% of the 32 Nevada cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Henderson
By decade
- 2010s1
- 1990s4
- 1980s1
- 1970s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 1992 | F1 | 12 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 14, 1989 | F1 | 3 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 4, 2014 | EF0 | 16 mi | 0.08 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 11, 1998 | F0 | 3 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 30, 1992 | F0 | 12 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 30, 1990 | F0 | 21 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 20, 1975 | F0 | 10 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 12, 1971 | F0 | 9 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 8 of 8, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Henderson
The Storm Prediction Center has 28 hail reports within 10 miles of Henderson since 1961, made on 23 separate days. Of these, 11 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 3 days, most recently July 20, 2013. The most recent report is from September 26, 2025. August has the most reports, 13.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Henderson
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Las Vegas Mccarran Airport, NV, 8 miles northwest of Henderson at 2,131 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 105°F and low of 82°F; December is the coolest, at 57°F and 40°F. February is the wettest at 0.8 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.0 inches; the year adds up to 4.2 inches over 11 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 137 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 10 nights a year. That 4.2 inches is more than at 2 of the 27 Nevada stations used on this site (7%). Boulder City, 12 miles east, has its own station (Willow Beach, AZ): 5.0 inches a year, 0.8 more than here, and a July average high of 112°F against 105°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59 | 41 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Feb | 63 | 44 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Mar | 71 | 51 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Apr | 79 | 57 | 0.2 | 1 |
| May | 89 | 66 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Jun | 99 | 76 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jul | 105 | 82 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Aug | 103 | 81 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Sep | 95 | 72 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Oct | 81 | 60 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Nov | 67 | 47 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Dec | 57 | 40 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Year | 81 | 60 | 4.2 | 11 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Las Vegas Mccarran Airport, NV (2,131 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 Henderson
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 130 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Henderson: 66 thunderstorm wind reports, 38 flash floods, 15 lightning strikes, 8 heavy rain events and 3 floods. They killed 2 people and injured 63, and the NWS estimated $6.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 91 mph, on August 10, 1997. July has had the most flash floods, 15 of 38. Of the 29 Nevada cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 25 have had fewer than Henderson.
May 6, 2025: flash flood 4 miles from the centre of Henderson — 1 killed, $10,000 damage.
NWS: “There were multiple swift water rescues of people stuck in cars. One man was swept down a wash and drowned.”
October 10, 2025: heavy rain event 9 miles from the centre of Henderson — 1 killed.
January 11, 2015: heavy rain event 8 miles from the centre of Henderson — 43 injured, $500,000 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 Henderson's 7 ZIP codes have filed 59 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $165,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 1984, with 12. 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, 7 have fewer than Henderson.
Clark County, which includes Henderson, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1981, 5 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 fires, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 2 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Clark County a Very High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for inland flooding and heat waves; Relatively High for hail and lightning; Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Very Low for tornadoes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $812.6 million a year, the highest of 17 Nevada counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $362.2 million (45%), 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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