NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Las Vegas, 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 Las Vegas, Nevada since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 6 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 6
- 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 Las Vegas
The highest rating among the 6 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 2 times; the most recent, on March 30, 1992, came within 3 miles. Of the 6, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and none has come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on September 11, 1998. Las Vegas has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 50% of the 32 Nevada cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 34 times since 1961, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Las Vegas has more hail reports within 10 miles than any other of the 32 Nevada cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Las Vegas
By decade
- 1990s3
- 1980s1
- 1970s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 1992 | F1 | 3 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 14, 1989 | F1 | 14 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 11, 1998 | F0 | 14 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 30, 1992 | F0 | 5 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 20, 1975 | F0 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 12, 1971 | F0 | 4 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 6 of 6, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Las Vegas
The Storm Prediction Center has 34 hail reports within 10 miles of Las Vegas since 1961, made on 28 separate days. Of these, 15 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on June 30, 2016. The most recent report is from September 26, 2025. September has the most reports, 10.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Las Vegas
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Las Vegas Mccarran Airport, NV, 5 miles south of Las Vegas 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%). North Las Vegas, 11 miles north, has its own station (Las Vegas Air Terminal, NV): 3.9 inches a year, 0.3 less than here, and a July average high of 104°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 Las Vegas
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 178 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Las Vegas: 65 thunderstorm wind reports, 60 flash floods, 34 lightning strikes, 18 heavy rain events and 1 flood. They killed 8 people and injured 155, and the NWS estimated $12.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 71 mph, on July 28, 2006. July has had the most flash floods, 16 of 60. Of the 29 Nevada cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 28 have had fewer than Las Vegas.
June 30, 2016: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Las Vegas — 2 killed, 1 injured, $20,000 damage.
NWS: “Several intersections were inundated with fast flowing water and debris, and eight swift water rescues occurred. Two people were killed (one direct and one indirect), and one person was injured.”
November 21, 2013: heavy rain event 3 miles from the centre of Las Vegas — 1 killed, 60 injured, $800,000 damage.
NWS: “Heavy rain in the Las Vegas Valley contributed to 169 vehicle crashes, with 60 injuries (indirect) and one fatality (indirect). The heavy rain also caused 2000 customers in the Las Vegas Valley to lose power.”
August 23, 2023: flash flood 1 mile from the centre of Las Vegas — 1 killed, $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Flash flooding occurred on the Strip, which was described as a river, as well as nearby roads. Water came into at least two Strip casinos through light fixtures and/or failed ceilings.”
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 Las Vegas's 35 ZIP codes have filed 466 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $7.2 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1999: 129 claims (28% of all) and $1.7 million. 28% 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, 13 have fewer than Las Vegas.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1999 | 129 | $1.7 million |
Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, 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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