High Wind, Knox
- When
- April 25, 2:00 AM CST to April 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Coordinates
- 42.637, -97.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Nebraska, April 25 to 26, 1996
High winds sustained from 20 to 40 mph with gusts to 70 mph were found over Eastern Nebraska from early the 25th until early the 26th. Winds gusting to 51 mph toppled a 65 foot tree, killing a 13 year old Omaha boy as he played outside.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 30 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $16,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 30
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS OAX wrote it up.
High winds sustained from 20 to 40 mph with gusts to 70 mph were found over Eastern Nebraska from early the 25th until early the 26th. Winds gusting to 51 mph toppled a 65 foot tree, killing a 13 year old Omaha boy as he played outside. A Creighton man was injured when a beam from a parking canopy was blown on him. Knox County had several reports of windows broken and vehicle doors being blown open and breaking their springs. At Verdigre in Knox County, high winds blew over a semi-trailer.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
30 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Cedar
- When
- April 25, 2:00 AM CST to April 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cedar forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.599, -97.252 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Antelope
- When
- April 25, 2:00 AM CST to April 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Antelope forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.177, -98.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Pierce
- When
- April 25, 2:00 AM CST to April 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pierce forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.264, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Thurston
- When
- April 25, 2:00 AM CST to April 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Thurston forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.158, -96.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Wayne
- When
- April 25, 2:00 AM CST to April 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.209, -97.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Boone
- When
- April 25, 2:00 AM CST to April 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.707, -98.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Madison
- When
- April 25, 2:00 AM CST to April 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.917, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Stanton
- When
- April 25, 2:00 AM CST to April 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stanton forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.917, -97.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Cuming
- When
- April 25, 2:00 AM CST to April 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cuming forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.916, -96.787 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Burt
- When
- April 25, 2:00 AM CST to April 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Burt forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 41.852, -96.329 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Platte
- When
- April 25, 2:00 AM CST to April 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Platte forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.571, -97.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Colfax
- When
- April 25, 2:00 AM CST to April 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Colfax forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.574, -97.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Dodge
- When
- April 25, 2:00 AM CST to April 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dodge forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.578, -96.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Washington
- When
- April 25, 2:00 AM CST to April 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.531, -96.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Butler
- When
- April 25, 2:00 AM CST to April 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Butler forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.226, -97.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Saunders
- When
- April 25, 2:00 AM CST to April 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Saunders forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.226, -96.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Douglas
- When
- April 25, 2:00 AM CST to April 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Douglas forecast zone
- Measured
- 44 kt (51 mph)
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 41.295, -96.154 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Sarpy
- When
- April 25, 2:00 AM CST to April 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sarpy forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.113, -96.112 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Lancaster
- When
- April 25, 2:00 AM CST to April 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lancaster forecast zone
- Measured
- 41 kt (47 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.784, -96.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Seward
- When
- April 25, 2:00 AM CST to April 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Seward forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.872, -97.139 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Cass
- When
- April 25, 2:00 AM CST to April 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cass forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.910, -96.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Otoe
- When
- April 25, 2:00 AM CST to April 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Otoe forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.649, -96.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Saline
- When
- April 25, 2:00 AM CST to April 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Saline forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.524, -97.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Jefferson
- When
- April 25, 2:00 AM CST to April 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.176, -97.143 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Gage
- When
- April 25, 2:00 AM CST to April 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Gage forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.262, -96.689 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Johnson
- When
- April 25, 2:00 AM CST to April 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.393, -96.265 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Nemaha
- When
- April 25, 2:00 AM CST to April 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Nemaha forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.388, -95.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Pawnee
- When
- April 25, 2:00 AM CST to April 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pawnee forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.132, -96.237 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Richardson
- When
- April 25, 2:00 AM CST to April 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Richardson forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.125, -95.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Wind, Douglas | 1996-04-25 | 13 | Male | Under Tree | Direct |
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Iowa, April 25 to 26, 1996
- Wildfire in Virginia, April 25 to 28, 1996
- Wildfire in Virginia, April 25 to 28, 1996
- High Wind in South Dakota, April 25, 1996
- High Wind in Nebraska, April 25, 1996
- High Wind in Ohio, April 25, 1996
- Wildfire in Virginia, April 25, 1996
- Wildfire in Virginia, April 25, 1996
- High Wind in Indiana, April 25, 1996
- High Wind in South Dakota, April 25, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, April 25, 1996
- High Wind in Iowa, April 25, 1996
More
Every storm in Nebraska in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, April 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5547201, 5547202, 5547203, 5547204, 5547205, 5547206, 5547207, 5547208, 5547209, 5547210, 5547211, 5547212, 5547213, 5547214, 5547215, 5547216, 5547217, 5547218, 5547219, 5547220, 5547221, 5547222, 5547223, 5547224, 5547225, 5547226, 5547227, 5547228, 5547229, 5547230.