NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Overton, 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 Overton, Nevada since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 2 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 2
- 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 Overton
The strongest of the 2 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F1 on September 17, 1989; its path came within 13 miles. Of the 32 Nevada cities on this site, 81% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Overton. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 4 times since 1997, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 32 Nevada cities, 53% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Overton.
Compare Overton's storm record with another city →
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Overton
By decade
- 1980s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 1989 | F1 | 13 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 22, 1984 | F0 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 2 of 2, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Overton
The Storm Prediction Center has 4 hail reports within 10 miles of Overton since 1997. Of these, 2 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on August 7, 1998. The most recent report is from October 18, 2015.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Overton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Overton, NV, in Overton at 1,250 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 109°F and low of 75°F; December is the coolest, at 61°F and 32°F. February is the wettest at 0.9 inches of precipitation on average and May and June the driest at 0.1 inches; the year adds up to 5.6 inches over 13 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 160 days a year, almost all from March to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 42 nights a year. That 5.6 inches is more than at 10 of the 27 Nevada stations used on this site (37%). Littlefield, AZ, 38 miles northeast, has its own station (Beaver Dam, AZ): 7.1 inches a year, 1.5 more than here, and the same July average high, 109°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62 | 33 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Feb | 67 | 38 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Mar | 75 | 44 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Apr | 83 | 50 | 0.3 | 1 |
| May | 93 | 59 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Jun | 104 | 68 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Jul | 109 | 75 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Aug | 107 | 73 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Sep | 100 | 65 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Oct | 86 | 52 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Nov | 71 | 40 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Dec | 61 | 32 | 0.6 | 1 |
| Year | 85 | 52 | 5.6 | 13 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Overton, NV (1,250 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 Overton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 49 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Overton: 25 thunderstorm wind reports, 23 flash floods and 1 flood. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $2.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 72 mph, on June 29, 2021. July has had the most flash floods, 7 of 23. Of the 29 Nevada cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 23 have had fewer than Overton.
August 7, 1998: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Overton — 1 injured, $5,000 damage.
July 19, 1998: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Overton — $1.3 million damage.
June 29, 2021: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of Overton — $1.0 million 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 Overton's ZIP code 89040 have filed 54 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1981, and were paid $1.4 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2005, with 17. Of the 14 Nevada cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 6 have fewer than Overton.
Clark County, which includes Overton, 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Overton
- Logandale, NV5 mi
- Littlefield, AZ38 mi
- Boulder City, NV45 mi
- North Las Vegas, NV47 mi
- Henderson, NV48 mi
- Las Vegas, NV50 mi
- Santa Clara, UT61 mi
- Ivins, UT61 mi
- St George, UT62 mi
- Washington, UT67 mi
- Hurricane, UT79 mi
- La Verkin, UT81 mi
All Nevada cities →All hurricanes since 1851 →Compare Overton with another place →