Nevada damaging wind history
From 2016 to 2025, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 418 damaging thunderstorm wind reports in Nevada, 388 of them 58 mph or more and 45 of 75 mph or more (measured or estimated), on 241 storm days. The day with the most reports since 1955 was July 1, 2025 (19 reports in Nevada). The highest wind on record is 116 mph, on August 8, 1989. 2026 so far: 51 preliminary reports.
Nevada's biggest wind day since 2016: July 1, 2025
19 damaging wind reports in Nevada, 0 of 75 mph or more. All storm reports that day →
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Days with the most damaging wind reports in Nevada
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2025 | 19 | 0 | 72 mph |
| July 13, 2002 | 11 | 2 | 84 mph |
| May 26, 2022 | 7 | 0 | 68 mph |
| July 13, 2021 | 7 | 1 | 90 mph |
| October 30, 2016 | 7 | 0 | 70 mph |
| July 20, 2014 | 7 | 0 | 68 mph |
| July 21, 2008 | 7 | 1 | 81 mph |
| May 3, 2026 | 6 | 2 | 77 mph |
| July 13, 2024 | 6 | 0 | 68 mph |
| July 12, 2021 | 6 | 1 | 77 mph |
| June 19, 2026 | 5 | 2 | 86 mph |
| April 10, 2026 | 5 | 0 | 64 mph |
| June 3, 2025 | 5 | 0 | 72 mph |
| May 17, 2025 | 5 | 0 | 68 mph |
| September 3, 2023 | 5 | 1 | 76 mph |
Highest wind speeds reported in Nevada
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 8, 1989 | 1 | 1 | 116 mph |
| July 24, 2017 | 2 | 2 | 100 mph |
| June 30, 2015 | 5 | 1 | 100 mph |
| October 19, 1990 | 2 | 1 | 100 mph |
| August 3, 1973 | 1 | 1 | 100 mph |
| March 23, 2024 | 1 | 1 | 99 mph |
| August 3, 2023 | 1 | 1 | 99 mph |
| March 21, 2023 | 1 | 1 | 97 mph |
| February 5, 1978 | 1 | 1 | 96 mph |
| September 14, 1959 | 1 | 1 | 94 mph |
Nevada damaging wind reports by year
| Year | Damaging wind reports | 58 mph+ | 75 mph+ | Highest | Days with reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 51 | 46 | 9 | 87 mph | 23 |
| 2025 | 62 | 61 | 1 | 77 mph | 23 |
| 2024 | 41 | 39 | 3 | 99 mph | 26 |
| 2023 | 55 | 52 | 8 | 99 mph | 35 |
| 2022 | 48 | 43 | 2 | 84 mph | 28 |
| 2021 | 70 | 67 | 12 | 91 mph | 36 |
| 2020 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 85 mph | 15 |
| 2019 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 78 mph | 10 |
| 2018 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 75 mph | 21 |
| 2017 | 49 | 47 | 5 | 100 mph | 34 |
| 2016 | 28 | 25 | 2 | 76 mph | 13 |
| 2015 | 45 | 43 | 3 | 100 mph | 22 |
| 2014 | 47 | 43 | 2 | 79 mph | 23 |
| 2013 | 44 | 40 | 2 | 86 mph | 25 |
| 2012 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 90 mph | 18 |
| 2011 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 70 mph | 15 |
| 2010 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 81 mph | 16 |
| 2009 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 71 mph | 8 |
| 2008 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 81 mph | 9 |
| 2007 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 70 mph | 9 |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 79 mph | 9 |
| 2005 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 75 mph | 6 |
| 2004 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 90 mph | 9 |
| 2003 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 86 mph | 9 |
| 2002 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 84 mph | 11 |
| 2001 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 70 mph | 7 |
| 2000 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 66 mph | 6 |
| 1999 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 81 mph | 6 |
| 1998 | 34 | 22 | 1 | 81 mph | 15 |
| 1997 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 91 mph | 9 |
| 1996 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 78 mph | 12 |
| 1995 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 86 mph | 11 |
| 1994 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 78 mph | 8 |
| 1993 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 90 mph | 2 |
| 1992 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 75 mph | 7 |
| 1991 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 75 mph | 2 |
| 1990 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 100 mph | 4 |
| 1989 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 116 mph | 6 |
| 1988 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 92 mph | 7 |
| 1987 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 70 mph | 9 |
| 1986 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60 mph | 4 |
| 1985 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 75 mph | 8 |
| 1984 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 70 mph | 10 |
| 1983 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 69 mph | 1 |
| 1982 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 67 mph | 2 |
| 1981 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 68 mph | 3 |
| 1980 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 70 mph | 5 |
| 1979 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 63 mph | 5 |
| 1978 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 96 mph | 5 |
| 1977 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 63 mph | 3 |
| 1976 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 70 mph | 7 |
| 1975 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 81 mph | 3 |
| 1974 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 67 mph | 3 |
| 1973 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 100 mph | 6 |
| 1972 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 63 mph | 6 |
| 1971 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph | 1 |
| 1970 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph | 1 |
| 1969 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 62 mph | 3 |
| 1968 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 62 mph | 1 |
| 1966 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 59 mph | 2 |
| 1965 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 69 mph | 3 |
| 1964 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 92 mph | 3 |
| 1963 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 69 mph | 1 |
| 1961 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 87 mph | 3 |
| 1959 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 94 mph | 4 |
* 2026: preliminary SPC reports; many have no wind speed yet.
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) damaging-wind reports, 1955–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Wind speeds are measured or estimated by spotters, the public and NWS staff; SPC records them in knots and we show mph. 58 mph is the National Weather Service's severe-thunderstorm wind threshold.
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