A strong surface low pressure system located near the Canadian border provided favorable conditions for strong gusty winds across South Central Nebraska through the daytime hours on this Wednesday. Strong winds aloft and good mixing potential lead to sustained winds well over 30 MPH and frequent gusts of 45 to 50 MPH.
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The episode as NWS GID wrote it up.
A strong surface low pressure system located near the Canadian border provided favorable conditions for strong gusty winds across South Central Nebraska through the daytime hours on this Wednesday. Strong winds aloft and good mixing potential lead to sustained winds well over 30 MPH and frequent gusts of 45 to 50 MPH. Two airport locations actually reached High Wind Warning criteria, with Lexington in Dawson County reporting a gust of 60 MPH and Hastings in Adams County hitting 59 MPH.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Wind gust of 60 MPH was measured at the Lexington Airport AWOS.
Wind gust of 60 MPH was measured at the Grand Island Regional Airport ASOS.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nebraska in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, October 2010
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 260495, 260496.