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Hail in Clark County, Nevada
106 hail events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Hail.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
NCEI records 106 hail events in Clark County, Nevada, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 33 years.
August is the busiest month, with 31 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 57 events against 43 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 32.2% of the 329 hail events recorded in Nevada; its 1.3 per 100 square miles compares with 0.3 statewide.
13 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 2.00 inches (hen egg size).
Compared with Nevada
| Measure | Clark County | Nevada | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 106 | 329 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 1.3 | 0.3 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 0.5 | 1.0 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| Busiest month | August | July | May |
By year
Seasonality
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1May
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24Aug
31Sep
21Oct
8Nov
2Dec
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Magnitude distribution
NWS hail-size descriptors
- under 1 in
- pea to quarter
- 1–1.74 in
- quarter to golf ball
- 1.75–2.74 in
- golf ball to baseball
- 2.75–3.99 in
- baseball to softball
- 4 in and larger
- softball and larger
Hail size in inches as recorded by NCEI; events without a size are not binned.
Recorded events
All 106 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 2025 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2025 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2024 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2024 | Hail | 0.25 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2023 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Sep 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Oct 2018 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2018 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Sep 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2016 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2016 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2016 | Hail | 2.00 in | $50M | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Oct 2015 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Oct 2015 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2015 | Hail | 0.25 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2015 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Sep 2014 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2014 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2013 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2012 | Hail | 1.25 in | $50M | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Feb 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jan 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2010 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Oct 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Oct 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Oct 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 1999 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 1997 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 1997 | Hail | 1.00 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 1997 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 1994 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1994 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1994 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 1992 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Nov 1987 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Nov 1987 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 1984 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 1984 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Sep 1983 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1980 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1980 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 1961 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Clark County had?
106 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of hail became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded hail event in Clark County?
26 Sep 2025 (Hail, 0.88 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Clark County?
The hail of 15 Jul 2012, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $50M.
How does Clark County compare with Nevada for hail?
1.3 events per 100 square miles against 0.3 statewide; the county holds 106 of the state's 329 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Hail hub and the county page.