NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Pahrump, 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 Pahrump, Nevada since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 3 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 3
- 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 Pahrump
The strongest of the 3 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F1 on June 7, 1964; its path came within 18 miles. The most recent tornado was on May 22, 2019. Of the 32 Nevada cities on this site, 75% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Pahrump. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 3 times since 2013, with stones up to 1 inch (quarter size). Of the 32 Nevada cities, 69% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Pahrump.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Pahrump
By decade
- 2010s1
- 1980s1
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 1964 | F1 | 18 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 22, 2019 | EF0 | 1 mi | 0.16 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 16, 1987 | F0 | 22 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 3 of 3, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Pahrump
The Storm Prediction Center has 3 hail reports within 10 miles of Pahrump since 2013. Of these, one was 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1 inch (quarter size), fell on July 1, 2016, the most recent report.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Pahrump
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Pahrump 4 NW, NV, 4 miles northwest of Pahrump at 2,573 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 101°F and low of 68°F; December is the coolest, at 57°F and 27°F. February is the wettest at 0.9 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.1 inches; the year adds up to 5.1 inches over 14 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 126 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 79 nights a year. That 5.1 inches is more than at 8 of the 27 Nevada stations used on this site (30%).
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58 | 28 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Feb | 62 | 32 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Mar | 69 | 38 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Apr | 76 | 44 | 0.3 | 1 |
| May | 85 | 53 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Jun | 95 | 61 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Jul | 101 | 68 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Aug | 100 | 66 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Sep | 93 | 57 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Oct | 81 | 45 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Nov | 67 | 34 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Dec | 57 | 27 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Year | 79 | 46 | 5.1 | 14 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Pahrump 4 NW, NV (2,573 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 Pahrump
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 30 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Pahrump: 19 flash floods, 7 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 lightning strikes and 1 flood. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $2.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on July 20, 2013. Of the 29 Nevada cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 21 have had fewer than Pahrump.
September 5, 2025: flash flood 2 miles from the centre of Pahrump — 1 injured, $50,000 damage.
NWS: “Several roads were flooded, and Highway 160 started to break away under vehicles near Carrol Street. One swift water rescue was needed.”
August 30, 2013: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Pahrump — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “Heavy rain on the Carpenter One burn area led to major flash flooding. Trout Canyon Road was destroyed, and a nearly completed water line was destroyed as well.”
December 22, 2010: flash flood 3 miles from the centre of Pahrump — $750,000 damage.
NWS: “Numerous roads were flooded. There was significant damage to one road and portions of the sewer system.”
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 Pahrump's 3 ZIP codes have filed 130 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1997, and were paid $1.3 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2021, with 38. 5% 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, 9 have fewer than Pahrump.
Nye County, which includes Pahrump, has been named in 5 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 2005, 1 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 snowstorms, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Nye County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning and heat waves; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding; Relatively Low for strong wind; Very Low for tornadoes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $24.5 million a year, the 7th highest of 17 Nevada counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $13.4 million (55%), 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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