NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Yerington, 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 Yerington, 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 Yerington
The strongest of the 2 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F1 on May 26, 1964; its path came within 6 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 Yerington. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 2 times since 2008, with stones up to 1 inch (quarter size). Of the 32 Nevada cities, 78% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Yerington.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Yerington
By decade
- 1980s1
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 1964 | F1 | 6 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 7, 1989 | F0 | 11 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 Yerington
The Storm Prediction Center has 2 hail reports within 10 miles of Yerington since 2008. Of these, one was 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1 inch (quarter size), fell on July 4, 2013, the most recent report.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Yerington
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Yerington, NV, 4 miles northwest of Yerington at 4,380 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 59°F; December is the coolest, at 44°F and 22°F. May is the wettest at 0.6 inches of precipitation on average and September the driest at 0.1 inches; the year adds up to 4.4 inches over 14 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 73 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 136 nights a year. Snowfall averages 3.2 inches a year, most of it in November. That 4.4 inches is more than at 4 of the 27 Nevada stations used on this site (15%). Wellington, 19 miles southwest, has its own station (Topaz Lake, NV): 6.0 inches a year, 1.6 more than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46 | 23 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 51 | 26 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 59 | 32 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 65 | 37 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 |
| May | 75 | 45 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 85 | 52 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 93 | 59 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 92 | 57 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 84 | 49 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 70 | 38 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 55 | 28 | 0.4 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 44 | 22 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Year | 68 | 39 | 4.4 | 14 | 3.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Yerington, NV (4,380 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 Yerington
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 10 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Yerington: 5 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 flash floods, 2 heavy rain events and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $81,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 60 mph, on July 28, 1998.
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 Yerington, 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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