68
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$4.1M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Nye County, Nevada: 68 recorded events between 1997 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #357 nationally and #3 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Nye County, Nevada: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Nye County is the 2010s, when 39 of the county's 68 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 Nye County archive, flash flood makes up 27.8% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #357 for this hazard and #3 within Nevada, putting it in the 88.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for flash flood in Nye County with 23 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2025 | PAHRUMP | 0 | 0 | 1 | $50K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2025 | MANSE | 0 | $2K |
| Sep 6, 2025 | MANSE | 0 | $1K |
| Sep 6, 2025 | PAHRUMP | 0 | $50K |
| Sep 3, 2023 | GABBS | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 1, 2023 | JOHNNIE | 0 | $1K |
| Aug 21, 2023 | MANSE | 0 | $1K |
| Aug 21, 2023 | LATHROP WELLS ARPT | 0 | $1K |
| Sep 15, 2022 | YOMBA | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 14, 2022 | MERCURY ARPT | 0 | $1K |
| Sep 11, 2022 | MANHATTAN | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Flash flooding was observed in and around the town of Pahrump. Water was running over SR 160 from SR 372 to Dandelion. In the town of Pahrump, roads looked like rivers with a dumpster floating in the road blocking traffic. Mud was going through the Post Office and a trailer park. Basin Ave. and State Route 160 under one foot of water. Flooding extended half mile on Basin Ave. toward the west. Gas station, city park, and a shopping center parking lot were completely flooded.
Water up to three feet deep flowed over several streets in Pahrump. Several cars got stuck, and Las Vegas media reported that 20 people were rescued by the Pahrump Fire Department. A spotter measured two inches of rain in an hour and a half.
Heavy rain producing thunderstorms rolled into the Pahrump Valley during the evening and started a deluge which inundated the area for two straight days. At 7:45 pm PST, State Route 160 was reported to be washed out in several places. By 10:00 pm PST, State Route 160 was still closed due to flooding and State Route 372 was impassable with three feet of water running across it in a spot. A bucket survey done the following day indicated 2.5 to 3 inches of rain had fallen in just a few hours.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Nye County, Nevada?
68 flash flood events are recorded in Nye County between 1997 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Nye County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Nye County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Nye 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 Nye County, Nevada.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nevada/nye-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.