Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 22, 1996

Name: Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 22, 1996
Start: 1996-05-22T19:52
End: 1996-05-22T19:52
Location: Nebraska

May 22, 1996 · NWS OAX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Wind gusts to 83 mph blew the roof off off of Duncan Aviation and flipped several aircraft. Water damaged the State Fair Park's grandstand and a large part of the roof blew off.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1.4 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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.

Wind gusts to 83 mph blew the roof off off of Duncan Aviation and flipped several aircraft. Water damaged the State Fair Park's grandstand and a large part of the roof blew off. There was extensive powerline and tree damage to much of Lincoln.

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The Omaha radar (KOAX), 62 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:50 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lancaster

When: May 22, 7:52 PM CST
Where: Lancaster County, Lincoln Arpt
Measured: 72 kt (83 mph)
Property damage: $1.4 million
Coordinates: 40.850, -96.770

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Nebraska in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Nebraska, May 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: 5554506.