Nevada, 2005
The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.
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.
Events by hazard
Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2005 was 199 against 192 in 2004.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2005 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 70 mph | $5,000 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 Jan 2005 | Forecast zone | Ice Storm | — | — | 1 | — |
| 29 Jul 2005 | Forecast zone | Dust Storm | — | — | — | 30 |
| 11 Jan 2005 | Forecast zone | Flood | — | $20,000,000 | — | — |
| 11 Jan 2005 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 62 mph | $60,000 | — | 1 |
| 31 Dec 2005 | Washoe | Flood | — | $5,600,000 | — | — |
| 31 Dec 2005 | Carson City | Flood | — | $3,400,000 | — | — |
| 31 Dec 2005 | Douglas | Flood | — | $973,000 | — | — |
| 31 Dec 2005 | Storey | Flood | — | $724,000 | — | — |
| 22 Jun 2005 | Clark | Lightning | — | $500,000 | — | — |
| 31 Dec 2005 | Lyon | Flood | — | $305,000 | — | — |
| 16 May 2005 | Forecast zone | Flood | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 27 Apr 2005 | Carson City | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — |
Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.
Federal disaster declarations in 2005
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 2005 | EM-3243 | Emergency | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | 17 |
| 29 Aug 2005 | FM-2581 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Chance Fire | 1 |
| 22 Aug 2005 | FM-2578 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Vor-Mccarty Fire | 1 |
| 16 Jul 2005 | FM-2568 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Carlin Fire | 2 |
| 16 Jul 2005 | FM-2567 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Contact Fire | 1 |
| 24 Jun 2005 | FM-2563 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Good Springs Fire | 1 |
| 7 Mar 2005 | DR-1583 | Major disaster | Severe Storm | Heavy Rains And Flooding | 2 |
| 23 Feb 2005 | EM-3204 | Emergency | Snowstorm | Snow | 16 |
| 17 Feb 2005 | EM-3202 | Emergency | Snowstorm | Record And/Or Near Record Snow | 15 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2005 date of loss
197 NFIP claims, 159 of them paid, for $10,634,906.
Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.