Lightning TrackerLas Vegas storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Las Vegas, NV, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.
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Severe weather in Las Vegas by the numbers
Severe storms reach Las Vegas a handful of times a year: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 119 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 19 hail reports, 100 damaging-wind reports and 0 tornado reports. On average that is 7.1 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in July, August, September, when 84% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 0 hail reports, 7 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Las Vegas.
Latest storm reports near Las Vegas
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | Damaging wind | 23 mi SE · Clark Co. |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Damaging wind | 22 mi SE · Clark Co. |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Damaging wind | 7 mi NE · Clark Co. |
| Aug 9, 2026 | Damaging wind | 8 mi SE · Clark Co. |
| Apr 12, 2026 | Damaging wind | 23 mi SW · Clark Co. |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Hail 0.88″ | 5 mi S |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Damaging wind | 7 mi S |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Damaging wind | 9 mi NW |
| Sep 6, 2025 | Hail 0.75″ | 7 mi NE |
| Aug 24, 2025 | Damaging wind | 23 mi SE |
One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.
Storm reports by year
Storm season in Las Vegas
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Las Vegas
Las Vegas averages 1.3 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 2.00 inches — about the size of a hen egg — reported 9 miles from the city centre on Jun 30, 2016. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Las Vegas
No tornadoes have been reported within 25 miles of Las Vegas since 2016.
Storm alerts for Las Vegas on your iPhone
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Questions about storms in Las Vegas
Does Las Vegas get a lot of severe storms?
Las Vegas averages 7.1 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.
When is storm season in Las Vegas?
Most severe-weather reports around Las Vegas come in July, August, September.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Las Vegas?
2.00 inches (hen egg size) on Jun 30, 2016, 9 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Las Vegas?
No tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016.
How do I get storm alerts for Las Vegas?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Las Vegas, NV. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.
How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Las Vegas, NV. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 3, 2026.