Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Has it hailed in Mono County, California recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 17 hail reports with hail up to 1", among 52 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 35 high-wind reports with gusts up to 110 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in September 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Mono County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
See the specifics — free →Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 310 PM PDT, strong thunderstorms continue to develop across the eastern Sierra and western Nevada. These storms will increase in coverage northward through the late afternoon. Hazard: Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph, up to penny size hail, heavy rainfall with the potential for flash flooding, and blowing dust downwind of dry sinks and playas.”
“At 125 PM PDT, strong thunderstorms continue to develop across the eastern Sierra and western Nevada. These storms will increase in coverage northward through the afternoon. Hazard: Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph, half inch size hail, heavy rainfall with the potential for flash flooding, and blowing dust downwind of dry sinks and playas.”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1200 PM PDT, strong thunderstorms were developing across Mono, Mineral, and southern Lyon counties. These storms will increase in coverage northward through the afternoon. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph, penny size hail, heavy rainfall, and blowing dust downwind of dry sinks and playas. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
“At 410 PM PDT, strong thunderstorms are ongoing across the eastern Sierra and western Nevada. These storms will increase in coverage northward through the late afternoon. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph, half inch size hail, heavy rainfall, and blowing dust downwind of dry sinks and playas. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 319 PM PDT, strong thunderstorms are ongoing across western Nevada and portions of the eastern Sierra, increasing coverage northward throughout the afternoon. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 118 PM PDT, strong thunderstorms are ongoing over Mono, southern Lyon, and western Mineral counties. Thunderstorm coverage is expected to expand northward through the afternoon and early evening. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 258 PM PDT, strong thunderstorms are ongoing across portions of western Nevada. Thunderstorm coverage is expected to expand northward through the afternoon and early evening. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 1253 PM PDT, showers and thunderstorms are developing along the eastern Sierra and Sierra Front south of Highway 50. Thunderstorm coverage will expand northward through the afternoon. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 630 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Topaz Lake, moving north at 10 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Topaz Lake, Coleville, Walker, Wellington, Monitor Pass, Nv 208 At Douglas-Lyon Co Line, Junction U.S 395 And CA 89, Smith Valley, Holbrook Junction, and Topaz Lake Campground.”
“At 449 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Topaz Lake to Crowley Lake. Movement was northeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph, mainly for wind prone locations along US-395 and Highway 6. WHERE...Mono County. WHEN...From 11 AM to 11 PM PDT Sunday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1257 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Walker, or 7 miles south of Coleville, moving north at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 90 mph
“WHAT...Heavy snow above 7000 feet. Additional snow accumulations of 5 to 10 inches above 7000 feet. An additional 2 to 4 inches of snow possible for communities along Highway 395. Southwesterly wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph across lower elevations with gusts up to 60 mph in wind prone locations along US-395. Wind gusts up to 90 mph along ridges. WHERE...Mono County. WHEN...Until 5 PM PDT Wednesday.”
“WHAT...Heavy snow above 7000 feet. Snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches above 7000 feet with up to 18 inches on highest mountain peaks. 1 to 5 inches of snow possible for communities along Highway 395. Southerly wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph across lower elevations with gusts up to 60 mph in wind prone locations. Wind gusts up to 90 mph along ridges. WHERE...Mono County.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 90 mph
“WHAT...Heavy snow above 7000 feet. Snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches above 7000 feet with up to 18 inches on highest mountain peaks. 1 to 5 inches of snow possible for communities along Highway 395. Southerly wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph across lower elevations with gusts up to 60 mph in wind prone locations. Wind gusts up to 90 mph along ridges. WHERE...Mono County.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Heavy snow above 8000 feet. Snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches above 8000 feet with up to 18 inches on highest mountain peaks. Up to 4 inches of snow possible for communities along Highway 395. Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph across lower elevations and up to 80 mph along ridges. WHERE...Mono County. WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Wednesday afternoon.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...Heavy snow. Snow accumulations between 2 to 8 inches below 8000 feet, 6 to 12 inches above 8000 feet, and locally up to 24 inches across higher terrain along the Sierra crest. Winds peak along the crest gusting as high as 80 mph and up to 45 to 55 mph along Highway 395. WHERE...Mono County. WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 11 PM PDT Sunday.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 80 mph
“WHAT...Heavy snow. Snow accumulations between 2 to 8 inches west of Highway 395, 6 to 12 inches above 8000 feet, and locally up to 24 inches across higher terrain along the Sierra crest. Winds peak along the crest gusting as high as 70 to 80 mph and up to 40 mph along Highway 395 Saturday evening. WHERE...Mono County. WHEN...From Friday evening through Sunday evening.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 80 mph
“WHAT...Heavy snow. Snow accumulations between 2 to 6 inches west of Highway 395, 6 to 12 inches above 8000 feet, and locally up to 24 inches across higher terrain along the Sierra crest. Winds peak along the crest gusting as high as 70 to 80 mph and up to 40 mph along Highway 395 Saturday evening. WHERE...Mono County. WHEN...From Friday evening through Sunday evening.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 80 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. Wind prone canyons along US-395 may see gusts up to 80 mph. Ridgetops gusting over 100 mph. WHERE...Mono County. WHEN...Until 11 AM PDT this morning. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 80 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. Wind prone canyons along US-395 may see gusts up to 80 mph. Ridgetops gusting over 100 mph. WHERE...Mono County. WHEN...Until 11 AM PDT Thursday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
6 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 80 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. Wind prone canyons along US-395 may see gusts up to 80 mph. Ridgetops gusting over 100 mph. WHERE...Mono County. WHEN...From 2 PM Wednesday to 11 AM PDT Thursday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
“WHAT...Southwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. Wind prone canyons along US-395 may see localized gusts up to 70 to 80 mph. Ridgetops gusting over to 100 mph. WHERE...Mono County. WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 80 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. Wind prone canyons along US-395 may see localized gusts up to 70-80 mph. Ridgetops gusting over to 100 mph. WHERE...Mono County. WHEN...From Wednesday evening through Thursday afternoon. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible.”
“WHAT...Southwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. Wind prone locations along US-395 may see localized gusts up to 65 mph. Ridgetops gusting up to 100 mph. WHERE...Mono County. WHEN...From Wednesday evening through Thursday afternoon. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Wind prone canyons along US-395 may exceed 65 mph. WHERE...Mono County. WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 10 PM PST this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Wind prone canyons along US-395 may exceed 65 mph. WHERE...Mono County. WHEN...From 10 AM to 10 PM PST Wednesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
5 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 110 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 to 50 mph for Sierra communities at lake level and along Highway 395; and up to 65 mph near wind prone areas in Mono County. Southwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 110 mph at the Sierra crest. Wave heights of 2 to 5 feet at Lake Tahoe. WHERE...Greater Lake Tahoe Area and Mono County. WHEN...Until midnight PST tonight.”
“WHAT...Southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 to 50 mph for Sierra communities at lake level and along Highway 395; and up to 50 to 65 mph near wind prone areas in Mono County. Winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 110 mph at the Sierra crest. Wave heights of 2 to 5 feet at Lake Tahoe. WHERE...Greater Lake Tahoe Area and Mono County. WHEN...Until 7 PM PST this evening.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 80 mph
“WHAT...Heavy snow showers. Around 10 to 18 inches additional snowfall at the crest, with 3 to 6 inches in Mammoth Lakes and Conway Summit, and 1 to 3 inches along Highway 395. Wind gusts to 80 mph along the ridges, gusts to 50 mph in the valleys along Highway 395. WHERE...Mono County. WHEN...Until 1 AM PST Saturday. IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 75 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Wind prone areas along US-395 may see localized gusts up to 75 mph. Ridge top gusts 80 to 100 mph. WHERE...Mono County. WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 4 AM PST Saturday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Heavy wet snow above 9000 feet. Snow accumulations up to 9 to 12 inches above 9000 feet and up to 4 inches just below 9000 feet. Locally higher accumulations near Mt Lyell may exceed 2 feet. Winds gusting as high as 70 mph along the highest peaks and 40 to 50 mph below 8000 feet. WHERE...Mono County. WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 4 PM PST Friday.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Heavy wet snow above 9000 feet. Snow accumulations up to 9 to 12 inches above 9000 feet and up to 4 inches just below 9000 feet. Winds gusting as high as 70 mph along the highest peaks and 40 to 50 mph below 8000 feet. WHERE...Mono County. WHEN...From 1 PM Thursday to 7 AM PST Friday. IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible.”
“WHAT...Heavy wet snow above 9000 feet. Snow accumulations up to 9 to 12 inches above 9000 feet and up to 4 inches just below 9000 feet. Winds gusting as high as 70 mph along the highest peaks and 40 to 50 mph below 8000 feet. WHERE...Mono County. WHEN...From 1 PM Thursday to 7 AM PST Friday. IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 110 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. Wind prone areas along US-395 may see gusts up to 70 to 80 mph with ridgetop gusts up to 110 mph. WHERE...In California, Mono County. In Nevada, Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden Area. WHEN...From 1 AM to 10 PM PST Wednesday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 100 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. Wind prone areas along US-395 may see gusts up to 70 to 80 mph with ridgetop gusts up to 100 mph. WHERE...In California, Mono County. In Nevada, Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden Area. WHEN...From late Tuesday night through late Wednesday night. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines.”
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 52 severe weather events in Mono County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 17 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
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