77
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.7M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Lincoln County, Nevada: 77 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #289 nationally and #2 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Lincoln County, Nevada: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Lincoln County is the 2010s, when 47 of the county's 77 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Lincoln County archive, flash flood makes up 55.4% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #289 for this hazard and #2 within Nevada, putting it in the 90.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for flash flood in Lincoln County with 25 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2025 | PECK | 0 | $50K |
| Jun 3, 2025 | ROX | 0 | $2K |
| Aug 3, 2024 | URSINE | 0 | $1K |
| Sep 14, 2022 | ALAMO | 0 | $10K |
| Sep 14, 2022 | PANACA | 0 | $2K |
| Sep 10, 2022 | CALIENTE | 0 | $50K |
| Aug 9, 2022 | DELMUES | 0 | $1K |
| Jul 31, 2022 | PIOCHE | 0 | $10K |
| Sep 1, 2021 | PIOCHE | 0 | $1K |
| Jul 31, 2021 | CALIENTE ARPT | 0 | $2K |
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.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Lincoln County, Nevada?
77 flash flood events are recorded in Lincoln County between 1996 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Lincoln County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Lincoln County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Lincoln County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Flash Flood in Lincoln County, Nevada.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nevada/lincoln-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.