NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit West Wendover, 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 West Wendover, 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 West Wendover
The strongest of the 3 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F1 on May 13, 1970; its path came within 2 miles. The most recent tornado was on May 24, 1987. Of the 32 Nevada cities on this site, 75% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than West Wendover. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 2 times since 1996, with stones up to 0.88 inches (nickel size). Of the 32 Nevada cities, 78% have more hail reports within 10 miles than West Wendover.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of West Wendover
By decade
- 1980s1
- 1970s1
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 1970 | F1 | 2 mi | 5.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 24, 1987 | F0 | 24 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 9, 1965 | F0 | 22 mi | 0.1 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 West Wendover
The Storm Prediction Center has 2 hail reports within 10 miles of West Wendover since 1996. None of them reached 1 inch. The largest, 0.88 inches (nickel size), fell on June 2, 2002, the most recent report.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in West Wendover
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Wendover Airport Awos, UT, 11 miles southeast of West Wendover at 4,237 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 35°F and 20°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 57 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 125 nights a year. That 3.7 inches is more than at 0 of the 27 Nevada stations used on this site (0%).
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35 | 20 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Feb | 43 | 25 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Mar | 54 | 33 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Apr | 62 | 41 | 0.4 | 2 |
| May | 72 | 50 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Jun | 83 | 59 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Jul | 93 | 67 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Aug | 90 | 65 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Sep | 78 | 54 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Oct | 62 | 41 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Nov | 47 | 28 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Dec | 36 | 20 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Year | 63 | 42 | 3.7 | 11 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Wendover Airport Awos, UT (4,237 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 West Wendover
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 23 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of West Wendover: 22 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 flash flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $6,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 76 mph, on July 12, 2012.
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 West Wendover, 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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Cities near West Wendover
- Grantsville, UT78 mi
- Spring Creek, NV80 mi
- Elko, NV84 mi
- Tooele, UT99 mi
- Stockton, UT101 mi
- Carlin, NV103 mi
- Magna, UT109 mi
- Hooper, UT109 mi
- Syracuse, UT110 mi
- Clearfield, UT111 mi
- Roy, UT111 mi
- Herriman, UT112 mi
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