Thunderstorm Wind, Colfax
- When
- May 22, 10:10 PM CST
- Where
- Colfax County, Richland
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 41.430, -97.220
Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 22, 1996
Thunderstorm winds damaged the roof of the Co-op in Richland, a camper, outbuildings, and several businesses in Schuyler. Several signs and windows were broken.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- 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.
Thunderstorm winds damaged the roof of the Co-op in Richland, a camper, outbuildings, and several businesses in Schuyler. Several signs and windows were broken.
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:10 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail in Kansas, May 22, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Iowa, May 22, 1996
- Tornado in Colorado, May 22, 1996
- Tornado in Colorado, May 22, 1996
- Tornado in Kansas, May 22, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, May 22, 1996
More
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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: 5554698.