High Wind, Knox
- When
- October 29, 2:00 PM CST to October 30, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.637, -97.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Nebraska, October 29 to 30, 1996
A strong low pressure system which moved northeast across the state into the eastern Dakotas caused strong northwesterly winds which gusted as high as 67 mph across the area. This caused numerous power outages along with tree damage.
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
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $38,000
- 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.
A strong low pressure system which moved northeast across the state into the eastern Dakotas caused strong northwesterly winds which gusted as high as 67 mph across the area. This caused numerous power outages along with tree damage. In Douglas County, a tree fell and destroyed a shed. Also two trees fell on cars. One of which was damaged significantly. In Madison County, a large tree limb fell on a car in downtown Norfolk.
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
- October 29, 2:00 PM CST to October 30, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cedar forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.599, -97.252 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Thurston
- When
- October 29, 2:00 PM CST to October 30, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Thurston forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.158, -96.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Antelope
- When
- October 29, 2:00 PM CST to October 30, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Antelope forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.177, -98.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Pierce
- When
- October 29, 2:00 PM CST to October 30, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pierce forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.264, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Wayne
- When
- October 29, 2:00 PM CST to October 30, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.209, -97.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Boone
- When
- October 29, 2:00 PM CST to October 30, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.707, -98.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Madison
- When
- October 29, 2:00 PM CST to October 30, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Coordinates
- 41.917, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Stanton
- When
- October 29, 2:00 PM CST to October 30, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stanton forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.917, -97.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Cuming
- When
- October 29, 2:00 PM CST to October 30, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cuming forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.916, -96.787 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Burt
- When
- October 29, 2:00 PM CST to October 30, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Burt forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.852, -96.329 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Platte
- When
- October 29, 2:00 PM CST to October 30, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Platte forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.571, -97.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Colfax
- When
- October 29, 2:00 PM CST to October 30, 4:00 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
- October 29, 2:00 PM CST to October 30, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dodge forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.578, -96.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Washington
- When
- October 29, 2:00 PM CST to October 30, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.531, -96.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Butler
- When
- October 29, 2:00 PM CST to October 30, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Butler forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.226, -97.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Saunders
- When
- October 29, 2:00 PM CST to October 30, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Saunders forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.226, -96.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Douglas
- When
- October 29, 2:00 PM CST to October 30, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Douglas forecast zone
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Property damage
- $34,000
- Coordinates
- 41.295, -96.154 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Sarpy
- When
- October 29, 2:00 PM CST to October 30, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sarpy forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.113, -96.112 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Seward
- When
- October 29, 2:00 PM CST to October 30, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Seward forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.872, -97.139 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Lancaster
- When
- October 29, 2:00 PM CST to October 30, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lancaster forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.784, -96.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Cass
- When
- October 29, 2:00 PM CST to October 30, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cass forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.910, -96.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Otoe
- When
- October 29, 2:00 PM CST to October 30, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Otoe forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.649, -96.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Saline
- When
- October 29, 2:00 PM CST to October 30, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Saline forecast zone
- Measured
- 47 kt (54 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.524, -97.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Jefferson
- When
- October 29, 2:00 PM CST to October 30, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Measured
- 44 kt (51 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.176, -97.143 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Gage
- When
- October 29, 2:00 PM CST to October 30, 4:00 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
- October 29, 2:00 PM CST to October 30, 4:00 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
- October 29, 2:00 PM CST to October 30, 4:00 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
- October 29, 2:00 PM CST to October 30, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pawnee forecast zone
- Measured
- 44 kt (51 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.132, -96.237 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Richardson
- When
- October 29, 2:00 PM CST to October 30, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Richardson forecast zone
- Measured
- 44 kt (51 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.125, -95.717 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Colorado, October 29, 1996
- High Wind in Iowa, October 29 to 30, 1996
- High Wind in South Dakota, October 29 to 30, 1996
- Hail in Wisconsin, October 29, 1996
- High Wind in Nebraska, October 29, 1996
- High Wind in Colorado, October 29, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, October 29, 1996
- High Wind in Nebraska, October 29 to 30, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, October 29, 1996
- High Wind in Minnesota, October 29 to 30, 1996
- High Wind in Iowa, October 29 to 30, 1996
- High Wind in Nebraska, October 29, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5574981, 5574982, 5574983, 5574984, 5574985, 5574986, 5574987, 5574988, 5574989, 5574990, 5574991, 5574992, 5575136, 5575137, 5575138, 5575139, 5575140, 5575141, 5575142, 5575143, 5575144, 5575145, 5575146, 5575147, 5575148, 5575149, 5575150, 5575151, 5575152, 5575153.