Tornado History Map

Washoe County, Nevada tornado history

13 tornadoes recorded in or across Washoe County from 1964 to 2017, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Washoe County

The Storm Prediction Center records 13 tornadoes whose paths touched Washoe County, Nevada between 1964 and 2017. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is July, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an F1 on 3 November 1973. The most recent was on 13 September 2017.

  • 13tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 1injury
  • 21per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Washoe County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01185%
F1 / EF1215%
F2 / EF200%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Washoe County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 2000s.1960s11970s21980s21990s22000s52010s1

The 2010s only run to 2017, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s1
1970s2
1980s2
1990s2
2000s5
2010s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in Jul.Jan0Feb3Mar0Apr1May0Jun0Jul4Aug3Sep1Oct0Nov1Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb3
Mar0
Apr1
May0
Jun0
Jul4
Aug3
Sep1
Oct0
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Washoe County

  • Strongest and Longest path: Nevada tornado3 November 1973, F1, 25.9 miles long
  • Most recent: Nevada tornado13 September 2017, EF0, 2 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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