High Wind in Nebraska, July 1, 1997

Name: High Wind in Nebraska, July 1, 1997
Start: 1997-07-01T11:30
End: 1997-07-01T19:00
Location: Nebraska

July 1, 1997 · NWS CYS · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

Power lines, light poles and tree branches downed in Scottsbluff; Visibilities reduced due to blowing dust and sand; Minor damage to corn and bean crops.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 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: $20,000
Crop damage: $20,000
Events: 8

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 CYS wrote it up.

Power lines, light poles and tree branches downed in Scottsbluff; Visibilities reduced due to blowing dust and sand; Minor damage to corn and bean crops.

The radar

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Event by event

8 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Box Butte

When: July 1, 11:30 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
Where: Box Butte forecast zone
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Property damage: $3,000
Crop damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 42.220, -103.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Banner

When: July 1, 11:30 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
Where: Banner forecast zone
Measured: 49 kt (56 mph)
Property damage: $3,000
Crop damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 41.546, -103.710 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Cheyenne

When: July 1, 11:30 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
Where: Cheyenne forecast zone
Measured: 49 kt (56 mph)
Property damage: $3,000
Crop damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 41.220, -102.995 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Dawes

When: July 1, 11:30 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
Where: Dawes forecast zone
Measured: 49 kt (56 mph)
Property damage: $3,000
Crop damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 42.720, -103.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Kimball

When: July 1, 11:30 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
Where: Kimball forecast zone
Measured: 49 kt (56 mph)
Property damage: $3,000
Crop damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 41.198, -103.715 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Morrill

When: July 1, 11:30 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
Where: Morrill forecast zone
Measured: 49 kt (56 mph)
Property damage: $3,000
Crop damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 41.716, -103.010 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Scotts Bluff

When: July 1, 11:30 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
Where: Scotts Bluff forecast zone
Measured: 49 kt (56 mph)
Property damage: $3,000
Crop damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 41.851, -103.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Sioux

When: July 1, 11:30 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
Where: Sioux forecast zone
Measured: 49 kt (56 mph)
Property damage: $3,000
Crop damage: $3,000

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

Every storm in Nebraska in 1997 Every state in 1997 This day in weather history Warnings in Nebraska, July 1997

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: 5606936, 5606937, 5606938, 5606939, 5606940, 5607030, 5607031, 5607032.