NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Wellington, 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 Wellington, 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 Wellington
The strongest of the 2 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F1 on May 26, 1964; its path came within 20 miles. The most recent tornado was on June 7, 1989. Of the 32 Nevada cities on this site, 81% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Wellington. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 2 times since 2015, with stones up to 1 inch (quarter size). Of the 32 Nevada cities, 78% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Wellington.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Wellington
By decade
- 1980s1
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 1964 | F1 | 20 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 7, 1989 | F0 | 17 mi | 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 Wellington
The Storm Prediction Center has 2 hail reports within 10 miles of Wellington since 2015. Of these, one was 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1 inch (quarter size), fell on July 5, 2015. The most recent report is from July 26, 2025.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Wellington
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Topaz Lake, NV, 9 miles west of Wellington at 5,292 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 55°F; December is the coolest, at 46°F and 22°F. March is the wettest at 1.1 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.1 inches; the year adds up to 6.0 inches over 14 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 57 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 154 nights a year. Snowfall averages 18.3 inches a year, most of it in January. That 6.0 inches is more than at 11 of the 27 Nevada stations used on this site (41%). Yerington, 19 miles northeast, has its own station (Yerington, NV): 4.4 inches a year, 1.6 less than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47 | 22 | 0.6 | 1 | 5.8 |
| Feb | 51 | 25 | 0.4 | 1 | 3.0 |
| Mar | 58 | 29 | 1.1 | 2 | 3.1 |
| Apr | 63 | 33 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.3 |
| May | 72 | 41 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 82 | 48 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 92 | 55 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 90 | 53 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 82 | 46 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 70 | 36 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 56 | 28 | 0.7 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Dec | 46 | 22 | 1.0 | 3 | 4.6 |
| Year | 67 | 37 | 6.0 | 14 | 18.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Topaz Lake, NV (5,292 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 Wellington
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 10 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Wellington: 5 floods, 3 heavy rain events and 2 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $521,000 in property and crop damage.
December 31, 2005: flood 2 miles from the centre of Wellington — $305,000 damage.
NWS: “In Dayton, flooding from the Carson River flooded the Marina Street area. River Road was also closed.”
January 1, 2006: flood 2 miles from the centre of Wellington — $165,000 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
Lyon County, which includes Wellington, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 severe storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 fires). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, on April 27, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Lyon County a Relatively Low 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 $32.9 million a year, the 6th highest of 17 Nevada counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $11.1 million (34%), 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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Cities near Wellington
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- Silver Springs, NV44 mi
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