Nebraska, 2000

Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 5, 2000

August 5, 2000 · NWS OAX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$35,000
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.

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:57 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cedar

When
August 5, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Cedar County, Bow Vly
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage
$35,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
42.717, -97.233

An apparent thunderstorm microburst destroyed a dairy barn near Bow Valley. Four dairy cattle were killed when the barn roof fell on them. The storm took a door off a machine shed and destroyed 6 calf huts also. The farm house, which was only 150 feet away from the barn, was not damaged.

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.

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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: 5173941.