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Nevada, 2021

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

450events recorded310 in 2020
13deaths recorded4 injuries
$3.5Mproperty damage (estimates)
2disaster declarations44 NFIP claims, $672K paid
← 20202022 →

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

Wind226
Winter122
Flood40
Heat40
Other12
Hail4
Cold2
Lightning2
Tornado1
Wildfire1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2021 was 450 against 310 in 2020.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2021
Clark County42
Humboldt County34
White Pine County33
Nye County24
Elko County11
Eureka County10
Lincoln County10
Douglas County6
Washoe County6
Pershing County5
Mineral County3
Lyon County2
Lander County1

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
6 Sep 2021Forecast zoneExcessive Heat——7—
20 Feb 2021Forecast zoneAvalanche——11
25 Nov 2021Forecast zoneCold/Wind Chill——1—
12 Sep 2021Forecast zoneHeat——1—
22 Sep 2021Forecast zoneHeat——1—
1 Sep 2021Forecast zoneHeat——1—
20 Dec 2021Forecast zoneCold/Wind Chill——1—
10 Sep 2021ClarkLightning———3
29 Jun 2021ClarkFlash Flood—$1,000,000——
1 Aug 2021ElkoFlash Flood—$800,000——
15 May 2021EurekaHail1.00 in$500,000——
7 Apr 2021Forecast zoneWildfire—$200,000——
22 Jul 2021ClarkThunderstorm Wind63 mph$200,000——
29 Jun 2021ClarkThunderstorm Wind72 mph$200,000——
13 Feb 2021ClarkThunderstorm Wind72 mph$100,000——
12 Jul 2021ClarkFlash Flood—$100,000——
14 Jul 2021LincolnFlash Flood—$100,000——
25 Jul 2021NyeThunderstorm Wind78 mph$100,000——
25 Jul 2021ClarkThunderstorm Wind68 mph$50,000——
26 Jul 2021NyeFlash Flood—$50,000——
13 Aug 2021ElkoTornadoEF0———

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 2021

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
22 Jul 2021FM-5402Fire management assistanceFireTamarack Fire1
9 Jun 2021FM-5390Fire management assistanceFireJacks Valley Fire1

Flood insurance claims with a 2021 date of loss

44 NFIP claims, 21 of them paid, for $672,119.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.