Nevada Severe Weather

Weather warnings issued for Nevada by the National Weather Service — what was warned, where, and how long it stayed in force. 11 of the 25 kept here were severe or extreme.

25 warnings

Every severity, newest first — a state page is where the minor ones are worth counting.

Warning	Where	Severity	In force until
Special Weather StatementNWS Elko NVNorthwestern Nye CountyModerate	Northwestern Nye CountyNV	Moderateexpired	12 Oct 2026 02:00
Wind AdvisoryNWS Las Vegas NVNorthwest Plateau; Lake Havasu and Fort Moderate	Northwest Plateau; Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave; Lake Mead - AZ side; Lake Mohave - AZ side; Hualapai Mountains; Northwest Deserts; San Bernardino County-Upper Colorado River Valley; Lincoln County; Northeast Clark County; Sheep Range; Spring Mountains-Red Rock Canyon; Southern Clark County; Lake Mead - NV side; Lake Mohave - NV sideAZ, CA, NV	Moderateexpired	12 Oct 2026 12:00
Flash Flood WarningNWS Las Vegas NVMohave, AZ; Clark, NVSevere	Mohave, AZ; Clark, NVAZ, NV	Severeexpired	11 Oct 2026 23:00
Freeze WatchNWS Las Vegas NVEsmeralda and Central Nye CountySevere	Esmeralda and Central Nye CountyNV	Severeexpired	12 Oct 2026 12:00
Flood AdvisoryNWS Las Vegas NVInyo, CA; San Bernardino, CA; Clark, NV;Minor	Inyo, CA; San Bernardino, CA; Clark, NV; Nye, NVCA, NV	Minorexpired	11 Oct 2026 16:00
Flood AdvisoryNWS Las Vegas NVClark, NVMinor	Clark, NVNV	Minorexpired	11 Oct 2026 14:30
Blowing Dust AdvisoryNWS Elko NVHumboldt County; Northern Elko County; NModerate	Humboldt County; Northern Elko County; Northern Lander County and Northern Eureka CountyNV	Moderateexpired	11 Oct 2026 02:00
Wind AdvisoryNWS Las Vegas NVWestern Mojave Desert; Eastern Mojave DeModerate	Western Mojave Desert; Eastern Mojave Desert, Including the Mojave National Preserve; Morongo Basin; Cadiz Basin; Las Vegas ValleyCA, NV	Moderateexpired	11 Oct 2026 08:00
High Wind WarningNWS Las Vegas NVLincoln CountySevere	Lincoln CountyNV	Severeexpired	11 Oct 2026 07:45
High Wind WarningNWS Las Vegas NVNorthwest Plateau; Lake Havasu and Fort Severe	Northwest Plateau; Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave; Lake Mead - AZ side; Lake Mohave - AZ side; Hualapai Mountains; Northwest Deserts; San Bernardino County-Upper Colorado River Valley; Northeast Clark County; Sheep Range; Spring Mountains-Red Rock Canyon; Southern Clark County; Lake Mead - NV side; Lake Mohave - NV sideAZ, CA, NV	Severeexpired	11 Oct 2026 07:45
Wind AdvisoryNWS Las Vegas NVWestern Mojave Desert; Eastern Mojave DeModerate	Western Mojave Desert; Eastern Mojave Desert, Including the Mojave National Preserve; Morongo Basin; Cadiz Basin; Las Vegas ValleyCA, NV	Moderateexpired	11 Oct 2026 07:45
Flood WatchNWS Elko NVNorthern Elko County; Southern Lander CoSevere	Northern Elko County; Southern Lander County and Southern Eureka County; Southwest Elko CountyNV	Severeexpired	11 Oct 2026 11:30
Flood AdvisoryNWS Las Vegas NVClark, NVMinor	Clark, NVNV	Minorexpired	29 Sep 2026 06:45
Flood AdvisoryNWS Las Vegas NVClark, NVMinor	Clark, NVNV	Minorexpired	29 Sep 2026 06:15
Flood WatchNWS Las Vegas NVLake Havasu and Fort Mohave; Lake Mead -Severe	Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave; Lake Mead - AZ side; Lake Mohave - AZ side; San Bernardino County-Upper Colorado River Valley; Southern Clark County; Lake Mead - NV side; Lake Mohave - NV sideAZ, CA, NV	Severeexpired	28 Sep 2026 12:00
Lake Wind AdvisoryNWS Reno NVMono; Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden ArModerate	Mono; Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden AreaCA, NV	Moderateexpired	26 Sep 2026 00:00
Lake Wind AdvisoryNWS Reno NVLassen-Eastern Plumas-Eastern Sierra CouModerate	Lassen-Eastern Plumas-Eastern Sierra Counties; Greater Lake Tahoe Area; Greater Lake Tahoe AreaCA, NV	Moderateexpired	26 Sep 2026 00:00
Lake Wind AdvisoryNWS Reno NVWestern Nevada Basin and Range includingModerate	Western Nevada Basin and Range including Pyramid LakeNV	Moderateexpired	26 Sep 2026 00:00
Red Flag WarningNWS Reno NVWest Humboldt Basin - Pershing County; LSevere	West Humboldt Basin - Pershing County; Lahontan Basin - Churchill and Eastern Mineral CountiesNV	Severeexpired	25 Sep 2026 17:30
Red Flag WarningNWS Reno NVNorthern Sierra Front - Carson City/DougSevere	Northern Sierra Front - Carson City/Douglas/Storey/Southern Washoe/Eastern Lyon/Far Southern Lassen Counties; Southern Sierra Front - Alpine/Northern Mono/Southern Lyon/Western Mineral CountiesNV	Severeexpired	25 Sep 2026 17:30
Fire Weather WatchNWS Reno NVNorthern Washoe CountySevere	Northern Washoe CountyNV	Severeexpired	24 Sep 2026 23:00
Fire Weather WatchNWS Reno NVWest Humboldt Basin - Pershing County; LSevere	West Humboldt Basin - Pershing County; Lahontan Basin - Churchill and Eastern Mineral CountiesNV	Severeexpired	24 Sep 2026 23:00
Fire Weather WatchNWS Reno NVNorthern Sierra Front - Carson City/DougSevere	Northern Sierra Front - Carson City/Douglas/Storey/Southern Washoe/Eastern Lyon/Far Southern Lassen Counties; Southern Sierra Front - Alpine/Northern Mono/Southern Lyon/Western Mineral CountiesNV	Severeexpired	24 Sep 2026 23:00
Flood AdvisoryNWS Elko NVElko, NVMinor	Elko, NVNV	Minorexpired	22 Sep 2026 23:15
Blowing Dust AdvisoryNWS Elko NVSouthern Lander County and Southern EureModerate	Southern Lander County and Southern Eureka County; Northwestern Nye CountyNV	Moderateexpired	22 Sep 2026 01:00

Source: the National Weather Service. A warning covering several states appears on each of their pages. Expired warnings are kept and marked, because the count over time is the part that says anything.

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