NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Spring Creek, 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 Spring Creek, Nevada since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 11 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 11
- 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 Spring Creek
The highest rating among the 11 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1 or EF1, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 24, 2023, came within 24 miles. Of the 11, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 6 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 5. Spring Creek has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 78% of the 32 Nevada cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 8 times since 1999, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Spring Creek has more hail reports within 10 miles than 56% of the 32 Nevada cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Spring Creek
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s3
- 2000s1
- 1990s3
- 1980s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2023 | EF1 | 24 mi | 1.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 27, 1987 | F1 | 19 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 13, 2021 | EF0 | 2 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 21, 2014 | EF0 | 15 mi | 0.26 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 21, 2014 | EF0 | 15 mi | 0.23 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 13, 2012 | EF0 | 23 mi | 0.88 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 24, 2004 | F0 | 14 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 16, 1996 | F0 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1992 | F0 | 17 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 4, 1991 | F0 | 6 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 14, 1987 | F0 | 14 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 11 of 11, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Spring Creek
The Storm Prediction Center has 8 hail reports within 10 miles of Spring Creek since 1999, made on 5 separate days. Of these, 6 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on August 10, 1999. The most recent report is from May 24, 2023.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Spring Creek
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is S Fk State Rec Area, NV, 6 miles northwest of Spring Creek at 5,270 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 46°F; January is the coolest, at 38°F and 12°F. May is the wettest at 1.4 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 9.6 inches over 28 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 51 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 206 nights a year. Snowfall averages 19.3 inches a year, most of it in February. That 9.6 inches is more than at 19 of the 27 Nevada stations used on this site (70%). Elko, 17 miles north, has its own station (Elko NWS Office, NV): 10.7 inches a year, 1.1 more than here, and the same July average high, 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 | 12 | 1.0 | 3 | 3.4 |
| Feb | 43 | 15 | 0.8 | 3 | 4.4 |
| Mar | 53 | 22 | 1.0 | 3 | 3.6 |
| Apr | 59 | 27 | 1.1 | 4 | 1.5 |
| May | 69 | 33 | 1.4 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 81 | 39 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 92 | 46 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 44 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 35 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 65 | 25 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 50 | 18 | 0.6 | 2 | 2.2 |
| Dec | 38 | 13 | 0.9 | 3 | 4.0 |
| Year | 63 | 27 | 9.6 | 28 | 19.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at S Fk State Rec Area, NV (5,270 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 Spring Creek
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 18 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Spring Creek: 12 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 flash floods and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $8,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 78 mph, on August 10, 1999. August has had the most flash floods, 3 of 5. Of the 29 Nevada cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 11 have had fewer than Spring Creek.
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
Elko County, which includes Spring Creek, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 3 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 fires, 2 biological emergencies, 2 severe storms, 2 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Elko County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $74.6 million a year, the 3rd highest of 17 Nevada counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $8.0 million (11%), 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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