Lincoln County, Nevada severe weather history spans 139 recorded events between 1964 and 2025. The dominant hazard is flash flood, accounting for 55.4% of all recorded events. It ranks #2,745 nationally and #5 in Nevada.
139
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.1M
Property damage
The record
What the Lincoln County, Nevada severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Lincoln County, Nevada severe weather history averages 2.3 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2010s, with 75 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 8 events fall before 1990 and 131 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The costliest is flash flood, with $1.7M in reported property damage. In total, 6 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Lincoln County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | 77 | 0 | $1.7M | 0 | 1996–2025 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 31 | 0 | $27K | 73 | 1964–2022 |
| Hail | 13 | 0 | $0 | 1.5 | 1981–2015 |
| Flood | 10 | 0 | $180K | 0 | 2019–2023 |
| Tornado | 7 | 0 | $250K | F1 | 1967–2012 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2019–2019 |
Decade by decade
Lincoln County, Nevada severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
7 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 7 touched down inside it and 0 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-08-31 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2012-07-24 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 mi | Touched down here |
| 1998-09-05 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1988-10-06 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1987-08-07 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1974-10-08 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1967-05-22 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
There was flash flooding in the Pioche and Panaca areas, including an eight mile stretch of Highway 322 east of Pioche. Highway 93 was starting to wash out near mile marker 113. At Cathedral Gorge State Park, a guardrail was taken out by flood water, and the campground was inundated with four feet of water.
Heavy rain showers fell on a 9000 acre burn area in northeast Lincoln County and resulted in a flash flood which began in Camp Valley Creek and ended in Eagle Valley Canyon. Flood waters reached as high as 20 feet in places and swept through a ranch damaging property, machinery and hay stacks. The waters also washed out several sections of the road in Eagle Valley Canyon before they were contained in the Eagle Valley Reservoir three miles north of Ursine.
Highway 93 was flooded and closed between Caliente and mile marker 101. Water was reported to be as much as three feet deep. Roads in Caliente were flooded with water, mud, debris, and boulders. Water got into a couple of buildings.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
4,405
Population (ACS)
$220K
Median home value
8
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2023 | Flood | SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES | DR |
| Apr 4, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 | EM |
| Sep 13, 2005 | Hurricane | HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION | EM |
| Mar 7, 2005 | Severe Storm | HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING | DR |
| Feb 23, 2005 | Snowstorm | SNOW | EM |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Lincoln County, Nevada?
139 events are on record between 1964 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths and $2.1M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Lincoln County?
Flash Flood, with 77 recorded events — 55.4% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Lincoln County?
7 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 7 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Lincoln County?
8 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Lincoln County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Lincoln County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Lincoln County as very low risk, placing it in the 26 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Lincoln County, Nevada severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
Nearby
Neighbouring counties
- Lander County 79
- Lyon County 102
- Humboldt County 101
- Mineral County 40
- Eureka County 98
- Nye County 245
Cite this page
“Lincoln County, Nevada.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nevada/lincoln-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.