High Wind in Nebraska, November 2, 1997

Name: High Wind in Nebraska, November 2, 1997
Start: 1997-11-02T10:00
End: 1997-11-02T19:00
Location: Nebraska

November 2, 1997 · NWS OAX · 18 events in 18 counties and zones

High winds persisted across the area for several hours causing minor structural and tree damage. A few power outages also resulted.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 18 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: $108,000
Crop damage: $36,000
Events: 18

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.

High winds persisted across the area for several hours causing minor structural and tree damage. A few power outages also resulted.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

18 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Platte

When: November 2, 10:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Platte forecast zone
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Property damage: $70,000
Coordinates: 41.571, -97.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Sarpy

When: November 2, 10:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Sarpy forecast zone
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph)
Coordinates: 41.113, -96.112 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Saunders

When: November 2, 10:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Saunders forecast zone
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Coordinates: 41.226, -96.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Stanton

When: November 2, 10:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Stanton forecast zone
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Coordinates: 41.917, -97.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Washington

When: November 2, 10:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 41.531, -96.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Wayne

When: November 2, 10:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Wayne forecast zone
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.209, -97.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Colfax

When: November 2, 10:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Colfax forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Crop damage: $36,000
Coordinates: 41.574, -97.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Antelope

When: November 2, 10:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Antelope forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 42.177, -98.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Boone

When: November 2, 10:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Boone forecast zone
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Coordinates: 41.707, -98.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Burt

When: November 2, 10:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Burt forecast zone
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates: 41.852, -96.329 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Butler

When: November 2, 10:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Butler forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 41.226, -97.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Cedar

When: November 2, 10:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Cedar forecast zone
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Coordinates: 42.599, -97.252 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Cuming

When: November 2, 10:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Cuming forecast zone
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 41.916, -96.787 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Knox

When: November 2, 10:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Knox forecast zone
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Property damage: $30,000
Coordinates: 42.637, -97.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Madison

When: November 2, 10:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 41.917, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Pierce

When: November 2, 10:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Pierce forecast zone
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 42.264, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Dodge

When: November 2, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Dodge forecast zone
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.578, -96.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Douglas

When: November 2, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 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)

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

Every storm in Nebraska in 1997 Every state in 1997 This day in weather history Warnings in Nebraska, November 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: 5621486, 5621487, 5621488, 5621489, 5621490, 5621491, 5623195, 5623196, 5623197, 5623198, 5623199, 5623200, 5623201, 5623204, 5623205, 5623206, 5623202, 5623203.