Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 20, 2000

Name: Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 20, 2000
Start: 2000-07-20T01:10
End: 2000-07-20T01:20
Location: Nebraska

July 20, 2000 · NWS OAX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $20,000
Crop damage: $500,000
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.

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The Omaha radar (KOAX), 110 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:10 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When: July 20, 1:10 AM CST to 1:20 AM CST
Where: Johnson County, Crab Orchard
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Property damage: $20,000
Crop damage: $500,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.333, -96.417

Winds in excess of 70 mph tore the shingles off roofs and downed numerous tree limbs and power lines closing roads around Crab Orchard. Two grain bins were blown off their foundation and 2 vehicles were damaged when trees were toppled onto them. The wind was accompanied by small hail which accumulated up to 2 inches deep and many corn and soybean fields received extensive damage. The Johnson County Farm Service Agency reported that approximately 32,000 acres of row crop were affected by the storm.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5164693.