Humboldt County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Has it hailed in Humboldt County, Nevada recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 24 hail reports with hail up to 0.88", among 41 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 17 high-wind reports with gusts up to 65 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in August 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Humboldt County
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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.
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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.
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 436 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles west of Dufferena, moving northeast at 15 mph. 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... Dufferena and Sage Hen Summit.”
- Hail 0.5" Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 707 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 17 miles northeast of Paradise Valley, moving north at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 609 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers near Argenta, moving west at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. There is no lightning with this line of outflow winds. Locations impacted include... Battle Mountain and Argenta.”
- Wind 50 mph Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 830 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Valmy, moving northeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Heavy rainfall along with gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Valmy and Lone Tree Mine.”
- Hail 0.5" Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 314 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 35 miles east of McDermitt, moving northeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Heavy Rainfall along with gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
“At 247 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 33 miles east of McDermitt, moving northeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Heavy rainfall along with gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
- Hail 0.75" Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 6, 2026
5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 639 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles southwest of Leonard Creek Ranch, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Brief heavy rainfall along with gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
“At 531 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 22 miles southwest of Leonard Creek Ranch, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Brief heavy rainfall along with gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
- Hail 0.5" Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 20, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 456 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Kings River Valley, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Heavy Rainfall along with gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Kings River Valley and Thacker Pass.”
“At 204 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 27 miles northeast of Paradise Valley, moving east at 15 mph. 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.”
- Hail 0.5" Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1138 AM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles northeast of Orovada, moving west at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea 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... Thacker Pass.”
- Hail 0.25" Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 17, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. WHERE...White Pine, Southern Lander and Southern Eureka, Northern Elko, Humboldt, and Northeastern Nye Counties. WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. WHERE...White Pine, Southern Lander and Southern Eureka, Northern Elko, Humboldt, and Northeastern Nye Counties. WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Areas of blowing dust will reduce visibility to one mile or less in spots.”
- Wind 60 mph Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 16, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...North winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...White Pine, Southern Lander and Southern Eureka, Northern Elko, Humboldt, Northeastern Nye, and Northwestern Nye Counties. 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.”
“WHAT...North winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...White Pine, Southern Lander and Southern Eureka, Northern Elko, Humboldt, Northeastern Nye, and Northwestern Nye Counties. 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.”
- Wind 55 mph Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 15, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...North winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...White Pine, Southern Lander and Southern Eureka, Northern Elko, Humboldt, Northeastern Nye, and Northwestern Nye Counties. 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.”
- Wind 55 mph Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Northern Elko, Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range in Elko, and Humboldt Counties. WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Humboldt County. WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 11 PM PDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, April 10, 2026
7 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 434 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 22 miles west of Winnemucca, moving northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of central Humboldt County.”
“At 341 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Kings River Valley, moving north at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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... Kings River Valley and Thacker Pass.”
- Hail 0.88" Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, April 9, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 65 mph
“Station ID: Martin Creek (MPVN2) Elevation: 6439 ft. (LKN)”
“Station ID: Morey Creek (MORN2) Elevation: 5500 ft. (LKN)”
- Wind 65 mph 13 NE Golconda SPC verified report
- Wind 62 mph 5 S Lamance Creek Snote SPC verified report
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. WHERE...Humboldt County. WHEN...Until 2 AM PDT Thursday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 60 mph Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 14, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...White Pine, Northern Lander and Northern Eureka, Southern Lander and Southern Eureka, Southwest Elko, Humboldt, and Northwestern Nye Counties. WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM PDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
“WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...White Pine, Northern Lander and Northern Eureka, Southern Lander and Southern Eureka, Southwest Elko, Humboldt, and Northwestern Nye Counties. WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Blowing dust may temporarily reduce visibility to one mile or less in spots.”
- Wind 55 mph Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 13, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...White Pine, Northern Lander and Northern Eureka, Southern Lander and Southern Eureka, Southwest Elko, Humboldt, and Northwestern Nye Counties. WHEN...From 11 AM to 8 PM PDT Saturday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Blowing dust may temporarily reduce visibility to one mile or less in spots.”
“WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...White Pine, Northern Lander and Northern Eureka, Southern Lander and Southern Eureka, Southwest Elko, Humboldt, and Northwestern Nye Counties. WHEN...From 11 AM to 8 PM PDT Saturday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Blowing dust may temporarily reduce visibility to one mile or less in spots.”
- Wind 50 mph Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 12, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...White Pine, Northern Lander and Northern Eureka, Southern Lander and Southern Eureka, Southwest Elko, Humboldt, and Northwestern Nye Counties. WHEN...From 11 AM to 8 PM PDT Saturday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Humboldt County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Humboldt County, NV?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 41 severe weather events in Humboldt County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Humboldt County recently?
Yes — 24 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.88" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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