High Wind in Nebraska, February 15, 1996

Name: High Wind in Nebraska, February 15, 1996
Start: 1996-02-15T08:00
End: 1996-02-15T22:00
Location: Nebraska

February 15, 1996 · NWS OAX · 39 events in 39 counties and zones

Strong winds sustained from 30 to 40 mph were reported across Eastern Nebraska and Southwest Iowa with gusts from 45 to 58 mph.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 39 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 39

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.

Strong winds sustained from 30 to 40 mph were reported across Eastern Nebraska and Southwest Iowa with gusts from 45 to 58 mph.

The radar

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Event by event

39 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Jefferson

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)
Coordinates: 40.176, -97.143 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Gage

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Gage forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)
Coordinates: 40.262, -96.689 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Johnson

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Johnson forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)
Coordinates: 40.393, -96.265 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Nemaha

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Nemaha forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)
Coordinates: 40.388, -95.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Pawnee

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Pawnee forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)
Coordinates: 40.132, -96.237 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Richardson

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Richardson forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)
Coordinates: 40.125, -95.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Keya Paha

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Keya Paha forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)
Coordinates: 42.879, -99.712 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Boyd

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Boyd forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)
Coordinates: 42.900, -98.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Brown

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Brown forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)
Coordinates: 42.430, -99.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Rock

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Rock forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)
Coordinates: 42.421, -99.450 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Holt

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Holt forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)
Coordinates: 42.456, -98.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Knox

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Knox forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)
Coordinates: 42.637, -97.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Cedar

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Cedar forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)
Coordinates: 42.599, -97.252 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Thurston

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Thurston forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)
Coordinates: 42.158, -96.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Antelope

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Antelope forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)
Coordinates: 42.177, -98.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Pierce

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Pierce forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)
Coordinates: 42.264, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Wayne

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Wayne forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)
Coordinates: 42.209, -97.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Blaine

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Blaine forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)
Coordinates: 41.913, -99.977 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Loup

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Loup forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)
Coordinates: 41.914, -99.454 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Garfield

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Garfield forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)
Coordinates: 41.914, -98.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Wheeler

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Wheeler forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)
Coordinates: 41.915, -98.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Boone

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Boone forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)
Coordinates: 41.707, -98.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Madison

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)
Coordinates: 41.917, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Stanton

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Stanton forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)
Coordinates: 41.917, -97.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Cuming

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Cuming forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)
Coordinates: 41.916, -96.787 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Burt

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Burt forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph)
Coordinates: 41.852, -96.329 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Platte

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Platte forecast zone
Measured: 41 kt (47 mph)
Coordinates: 41.571, -97.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Colfax

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Colfax forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)
Coordinates: 41.574, -97.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Dodge

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Dodge forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)
Coordinates: 41.578, -96.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Washington

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)
Coordinates: 41.531, -96.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Butler

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Butler forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)
Coordinates: 41.226, -97.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Saunders

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Saunders forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)
Coordinates: 41.226, -96.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Douglas

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Douglas forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 41.295, -96.154 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Sarpy

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Sarpy forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 41.113, -96.112 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Seward

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Seward forecast zone
Measured: 45 kt (52 mph)
Coordinates: 40.872, -97.139 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Lancaster

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Lancaster forecast zone
Measured: 45 kt (52 mph)
Coordinates: 40.784, -96.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Cass

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Cass forecast zone
Measured: 45 kt (52 mph)
Coordinates: 40.910, -96.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Otoe

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Otoe forecast zone
Measured: 45 kt (52 mph)
Coordinates: 40.649, -96.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Saline

When: February 15, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Saline forecast zone
Measured: 45 kt (52 mph)
Coordinates: 40.524, -97.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5535309, 5535310, 5535311, 5535312, 5535313, 5535314, 5539066, 5539067, 5539068, 5539069, 5539070, 5539071, 5539072, 5539073, 5539074, 5539075, 5539076, 5539077, 5539078, 5539079, 5539080, 5539081, 5539082, 5539083, 5539084, 5539085, 5539086, 5539087, 5539088, 5539089, 5539090, 5539091, 5539092, 5539093, 5539094, 5539095, 5539096, 5539097, 5539098.