High Wind in Nebraska, April 7, 2006

Name: High Wind in Nebraska, April 7, 2006
Start: 2006-04-07T02:04
End: 2006-04-07T14:00
Location: Nebraska

April 7, 2006 · NWS LBF · 16 events in 16 counties and zones

A very tight pressure gradient formed as a low pressure system strengthened across central Nebraska and a Canadian high pressure moved south toward the area. This brought sustained north winds of 30 to 40 mph and gusts of 55 to 65 mph across north central and western Nebraska.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 16 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: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 16

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 LBF wrote it up.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS North Platte, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 7, 1:00 AM MST, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 1:00 AM MST, 1 hour 4 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
300 AM CDT FRI APR 7 2006

.SHORT TERM...
SPIN ON WV OVER NW CO SHOULD BE THE PIECE OF ENERGY TO EJECT THE
VERTICALLY STACKED LOW OVER NEB TO THE SE. UNTIL THEN...PRECIP HAS
CHANGED TO SNOW ACROSS THE W PANHANDLE WITH REPORTS OF RA/SN MIX
IN GARDEN COUNTY. HAVE GONE WITH PRECIP AS SNOW ACROSS THE PINE
RIDGE AREA AND EXTREME W CWA. GRIDS REFLECT UP TO 1/2 INCH OF SNOW
ACCUMULATION IN THESE AREAS...MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES. MIX FOR
THE REST OF THE PANHANDLE. MENTION OF SNOW SW ZONES. VISIBILITIES
IN SNOW FROM KRAP TO THE PANHANDLE HAVE NOT COME DOWN BELOW 1SM
FREQUENTLY THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. SURFACE HIGH OVER NORTH CENTRAL
CANADA NOSING SOUTH WITH PRESSURE RISES ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PLAINS. SURFACE LOW OVER NEB IS NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS HAVE
PICKED UP OVER CENTRAL SD AND WITHIN THE CWA ESPECIALLY WEST. AS
SURFACE LOW STARTS TO PULL AWAY FROM THE AREA...EXPECTING WINDS TO
INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. CURRENT WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES
WILL BE KEPT AS IS. ADVISORY IN THE EAST HIGH END AND WILL
CONTINUE TO BE WORDED AS SUCH. PRECIP SHIELD EXITS FROM NW TO SE
THROUGH THE DAY. EXPECT ALL PRECIP TO BE DONE BY 21Z OR SO. TIME
HEIGHTS INDICATE RAPID CLEARING SHOULD OCCUR BEHIND THE DEPARTING
STORM. THIS WILL RESULT IN A CLEAR NIGHT WITH DIMINISHING WINDS
AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS ON SAT. TEMPS COOL WITH
HIGH PRESSURE BUT WILL WARM INTO MON.

.LONG TERM...
INCREASED TEMPS IN THE EXTENDED A BIT. GFS TRENDING WARMER. LEFT
PRECIP CHANCES THE SAME BUT NO MAJOR STORM SYSTEMS ON THE
HORIZON...HOWEVER THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ARE THERE WITH TIMING THE MAIN
ISSUE.

&&

.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR
NEZ004-NEZ022-NEZ023-NEZ024-NEZ035-NEZ036-NEZ056-NEZ057-NEZ058-
NEZ059-NEZ069-NEZ070-NEZ071-NEZ094.

WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR NEZ005-NEZ006-
NEZ007-NEZ008-NEZ009-NEZ010-NEZ025-NEZ026-NEZ027-NEZ028-NEZ029-
NEZ037-NEZ038.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 6, 8:32 PM MST, 5 hours 32 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1032 PM CDT THU APR 6 2006

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-071200-
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
1032 PM CDT THU APR 6 2006 /932 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006/

...HIGH WIND WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY WEST OF A NORTH PLATTE TO
VALENTINE LINE AND WIND ADVISORY EAST THROUGH FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT.

RAIN WILL BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TONIGHT AND
WILL OVERSPREAD SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA OVERNIGHT. OF GREATER
CONCERN ARE NORTH WINDS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH.
GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WEST OF A VALENTINE TO
NORTH PLATTE LINE. THE RAINFALL MAY MIX WITH OR CHANCE TO SNOW
OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA...MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 61 AND
WHEN COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS...PRODUCE AREAS OF LIMITED
VISIBILITIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 25 TO 40 MPH RANGE
THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON FRIDAY...AND CONTAIN GUSTS ABOVE 50
MPH WEST OF A VALENTINE TO NORTH PLATTE LINE. SNOW MAY COMBINE
WITH THE WIND DURING THE MORNING TO LIMIT VISIBILITIES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...
HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE (ALL LOWERCASE)

KAR

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Event by event

16 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Sheridan

When: April 7, 2:04 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
Where: Sheridan forecast zone
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 42.505, -102.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Western Cherry

When: April 7, 2:04 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
Where: Western Cherry forecast zone
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 42.545, -101.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Eastern Cherry

When: April 7, 4:04 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where: Eastern Cherry forecast zone
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 42.545, -101.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Arthur

When: April 7, 5:30 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
Where: Arthur forecast zone
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 41.569, -101.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Custer

When: April 7, 6:41 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where: Custer forecast zone
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 41.394, -99.726 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Garden

When: April 7, 6:30 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
Where: Garden forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 41.619, -102.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Grant

When: April 7, 6:30 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
Where: Grant forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 41.915, -101.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Hooker

When: April 7, 6:30 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
Where: Hooker forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 41.916, -101.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Deuel

When: April 7, 7:45 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
Where: Deuel forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 41.112, -102.334 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Keith

When: April 7, 8:00 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
Where: Keith forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 41.199, -101.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Perkins

When: April 7, 8:00 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
Where: Perkins forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 40.851, -101.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Chase

When: April 7, 8:11 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
Where: Chase forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 40.524, -101.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Lincoln

When: April 7, 9:46 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where: Lincoln forecast zone
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 41.048, -100.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Frontier

When: April 7, 9:46 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where: Frontier forecast zone
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 40.530, -100.394 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Hayes

When: April 7, 9:46 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where: Hayes forecast zone
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 40.525, -101.062 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, McPherson

When: April 7, 9:46 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where: McPherson forecast zone
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 41.568, -101.060 (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 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Nebraska, April 2006

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: 5498639, 5498648, 5498651, 5498640, 5498650, 5498643, 5498644, 5498645, 5498642, 5498646, 5498647, 5498641, 5498649, 5498652, 5498653, 5498654.