A deep low pressure system dropped southeast from Manitoba, Canada into the Great Lakes on this Thursday. As the low moved into the Great Lakes, its forward progress slowed considerably.
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The episode as NWS GID wrote it up.
A deep low pressure system dropped southeast from Manitoba, Canada into the Great Lakes on this Thursday. As the low moved into the Great Lakes, its forward progress slowed considerably. The upper-level flow was highly amplified and it was approaching the axis of the upper-level trough. The slowing resulted in a very tight pressure gradient. At noon, the central pressure of the low was 993 mb over Lake Superior, with the pressure of the high 1040 mb over Idaho. The result was an extremely windy day, with the strongest winds occurring from late morning to late afternoon. Peak sustained winds were above 40 mph for at least one hour across the region. At Hastings, Grand Island, and Ord, winds were sustained at more than 40 mph for up to 4 hours. The highest peak wind gusts were mostly between 55 and 65 mph. The highest peak gusts included 65 mph at Ohiowa, in Fillmore county, and 73 mph at Norman, in Kearney county. Four small grass fires occurred across South Central Nebraska as well. Blowing dust was widespread, with the visibility as low as 2 miles in some locations.
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 Hastings, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 16, 12:12 AM CST, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1212 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014
.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 351 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014
THE BIGGEST CONCERN WILL BE WIND AND FIRE WEATHER FACTORS ON
THURSDAY.
THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN REMAINS PERSISTENT WITH AN AMPLIFIED
LONGWAVE RIDGE OFF THE WEST COAST AND AN AMPLIFIED LONGWAVE TROUGH
OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES. A POTENT SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS
ENTERING THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND HEADING SOUTHEAST. THIS HAS BEEN
LONG ADVERTISED AND IS CONSISTENTLY FORECAST BETWEEN MODEL
SOLUTIONS. NOT A LOT OF SURPRISES HERE AS THE FORECAST FOR THE PAST
COUPLE OF DAYS FOR THIS SHORT TERM PERIOD HAS BEEN LARGELY ON TRACK
WITH WEATHER BEHIND THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WITH THIS NEXT WAVE
ARRIVING. ONLY MINOR TWEAKS AND ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE MOST PART.
BACKED OFF SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS SLIGHTLY...BUT UPPED THE WIND GUSTS
QUITE A BIT AS THE TYPICALLY MOST ACCURATE CONSRAW INDICATES.
JUDGING BY MODEL SOUNDING THIS IS WARRANTED...AND HAVE GONE WELL
ABOVE EARLIER FORECASTS FOR GUSTS FROM TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY
EVENING. MUCH OF OUR STRONG WIND WILL BE DERIVED FROM MOMENTUM
TRANSFER TO BEGIN WITH FOR THURSDAY...BUT BY LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...OUR BEST SURFACE PRESSURE RISES WILL HELP ELEVATE WIND
SPEEDS WELL INTO THE EVENING. SOUNDINGS SUGGESTS A BIT MORE SKY
COVER...ESPECIALLY NORTHEAST...WHICH MAY CUT A BIT INTO WIND
SPEEDS...BUT NOT MUCH...AS ANY VIRGA THAT MAY DEVELOP WILL HELP
BRING DOWN MUCH STRONGER WIND TO THE SURFACE. ALSO STUCK IN SOME
SLIGHT CHANCES OF SPRINKLES/FLURRIES IN OUR NORTHEAST FOR THURSDAY
LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING WITH SOMEWHAT BETTER DYNAMICS AND
MOISTURE THERE. KNOWING THE CONSISTENCY OF PREDICTED STRONG WINDS
AND NOW EVEN STRONGER WIND GUSTS...I FELT CONFIDENT IN A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR OUR NEBRASKA COUNTIES AND KEPT THE WATCH GOING FOR OUR
KANSAS COUNTIES. I LOWERED HIGH TEMPERATURES A TAD FOR THURSDAY
WITH THE INCREASE OF SKY COVER ANTICIPATED. FIRE WEATHER ELEMENTS
LOOK LARGELY SIMILAR AND KEPT THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH GOING AND
WILL LEAVE THIS TO THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT TO MAKE A FINAL DECISION ON
WHAT TO DO WITH IT.
.LONG TERM...(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 351 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014
WINTER CONTINUES ITS ABSENCE WITH NO SUBSTANTIVE PRECIP AND TEMPS
AVERAGING AT OR ABOVE NORMAL THRU NEXT WED...WITH 1 DAY OF MUCH
ABOVE NORMAL NEAR-RECORD WARMTH SUNDAY.
NO CHANGE IN THE LONGWAVE PATTERN THRU WED 1/22. THE +PNA HAS THE
STRONGEST SIGNAL OF THE TELECONNECTION INDICES WHICH MEANS A RIDGE
OVER WRN N AMERICA AND THE TROF IN THE E. THE PNA PATTERN IS FCST TO
TURN NEGATIVE ON SUN 1/26 BY THE GFS BIAS CORRECTED ENSEMBLES. WE
HAVE BEEN SEEING THE SIGNS IN THE N AMERICAN AND EC ENSEMBLE MEANS
AS WELL...HINTING THAT THE LONGWAVE PATTERN WILL RETROGRADE. THE
RIDGE HAS BEEN LOCKED ALONG THE W COAST OF N AMERICA SINCE MID DEC.
IF IT DOES HEAD BACK INTO THE ERN PACIFIC...THIS WOULD MEAN A
TEMPORARY RETURN TO WINTER ALONG WITH AN INCREASE IN THE CHANCE FOR
MEANINGFUL PRECIP. MOST OF THE FCST AREA HAS SEEN LESS THAN 50% OF
NORMAL PRECIP.
ALOFT: NO CHANGE IN NW FLOW WHICH WILL CONTINUE DELIVER SHORTWAVE
TROFS 12AM-12PM SAT AND 7PM MON-7AM TUE...ALTHOUGH THEY WILL BE
GLANCING BLOWS WITH THE STRONGEST FORCING DROPPING THRU THE UPPER-
MID MS VALLEY.
MODELS: OVERALL AGREEMENT IS VERY GOOD THRU SUN AMONGST GFS/EC/
UKMET/GEM. HOWEVER...DIFFERENCES IN THE E PACIFIC BEGIN TO SHOW UP
SAT AFTERNOON. SAT-MON THE GEM IS MORE AMPLIFIED ALONG THE W COAST
AND IT HAS SUPPORT FROM ITS ENSEMBLE MEAN. MON SPREAD INCREASES
SUBSTANTIALLY OVER THE E PAC IN HOW MODELS CHOOSE TO LOWER HEIGHTS
AND ATTEMPT TO ADVANCE TROFS THRU THE WRN RIDGE.
SURFACE: THE PARADE OF CLIPPERS WILL CONTINUE WITH THE FCST AREA
ALTERNATING ON THE WARM AND COLD SIDES OF THE POLAR FRONT. THE FIRST
COMBINATION OF WARM FRONT-COLD FRONT PASSAGES WILL OCCUR FRI INTO
FRI NIGHT. THE NEXT SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE THRU MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES THEN BUILDS IN TUE AND AGAIN WED.
POTENTIAL HAZARDS: WE MAY NOT BE DONE WITH THE WIND JUST YET. WIND
ADVISORY MATERIAL IS NOW OUTLOOKED FOR SAT...N AND E OF THE
TRI-CITIES. THIS IS SUSTAINED WINDS 30+ AND/OR G45+ MPH.
THE DAILY DETAILS...
THU NIGHT: STRATOCU WILL DISSIPATE IN THE EVENING. HIGH WINDS
SUBSIDE AND COLD AIR ADVECTION /CAA/ WILL END AS HIGH PRES MOVES
OVERHEAD.
FRI: QUITE A BIT OF MULTI-LAYERED MID-LEVEL CLOUDS IN WARM AIR
ADVECTION AHEAD OF THE WARM FRONT. TEMPS WERE RAISED 3-5F...HIGHEST
W OF HWY 183. LOOKS PRETTY SIMILAR TO TODAY.
SAT: WINDY AND WARMER. ANOTHER 40-50 KT LOW-LEVEL WIND CORE ROTATES
THRU 3AM-3PM IN THE SW QUADRANT OF THE NEXT CLIPPER. A 35 MB PRES
GRADIENT IS EXPECTED AT 18Z BETWEEN THE LOW OVER IL AND THE HIGH
OVER UT/ID.
THE BEST CHANCE OF ADVISORY CRITERIA WILL BE N AND E OF THE
TRI-CITIES. THIS EVENT WILL BE DRIVEN PRIMARILY BY MIXING AND IT
COULD BEGIN AS EARLY AS 3 AM AS CAA BEGINS. THE NAM AND GFS BUFKIT
SUGGEST DOWNWARD TRANSFER OF THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE 9AM-12PM.
SUN: BEAUTIFUL AND VERY WARM. A GREAT DAY TO BE OUTSIDE WITH LIGHT
WINDS. FCST HIGHS ARE CURRENTLY WITHIN 1-3F OF TYING THE RECORDS...
GRI 62 IN 1997
HSI 62 IN 1921
BELIEVE OUR FCST IS CONSERVATIVE. USED BIAS CORRECTED MEX MOS WHICH
IS AMONG THE WARMEST AVAILABLE GUIDANCE.
MODELS ARE IN UNISON ON +9 TO +10C AT 850 MB. SEE NO REASON WHY THE
BOUNDARY LAYER WONT MIX TO AT LEAST THAT LEVEL. AM NOT BUYING THE
GFS/EC SOUNDINGS WITH THEIR SUPPRESSED BL. THE MAGNITUDE OF THE
LOW-LEVEL WARM NOSE SUGGESTS 60-70F IS ON THE TABLE.
THIS FORECASTERS SUBJECTIVE PROBABILITY OF TYING OR BREAKING THE
RECORDS IS 60%.
MON: COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. NOT AS WARM BUT STILL APPRECIABLY WARMER
THAN NORMAL. BASED ON THE APPROACHING TROF AND EC/GFS VERTICAL CROSS
SECTIONS...WE ARE PROBABLY WAY TOO LOW ON CLOUDS. SHOULD BE FAIRLY
SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN TURNING PARTLY SUNNY AFTER MIDDAY.
UNCERTAINTY ON WINDS. THE 12Z EC SUGGESTS THE AFTERNOON COULD BE
BREEZY WITH G30-40 MPH.
TUE-WED: FAIR AND DRY WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPS.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z KGRI TAF THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1212 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CERTAINLY BECOME THE MAIN ISSUE DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WITH PARTICULARLY STRONG SPEEDS SUSTAINED
AROUND 36KT AND GUST POTENTIAL TO AROUND 50KT CENTERED DURING THE
DAYTIME HOURS BETWEEN 16-23Z. PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF THESE
STRONGEST WINDS...BREEZES EARLY MORNING WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE
WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OVER 20KT/GUSTS TO AROUND 30KT BY SUNRISE.
ALSO PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF STRONGEST WINDS AT THE SURFACE...WILL
CONTINUE A MENTION OF LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR THROUGH THE NEXT 15
HOURS TO ACCOUNT FOR WINDS ABOVE THE SURFACE ACCELERATING TO OVER
50KT FROM THE NORTHWEST...THUS CREATING AT LEAST 30-35KT OF WIND
VECTOR MAGNITUDE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SURFACE AND THIS LEVEL.
LOOKING BEYOND THE PEAK IN AFTERNOON WIND SPEEDS...A SLOW DECREASE
IN WINDS WILL COMMENCE THURSDAY EVENING...ALTHOUGH GUST POTENTIAL
TO AT LEAST 30-35KT WILL PERSIST EVEN THROUGH THE LAST FEW HOURS
OF THE PERIOD. TURNING TO OTHER AVIATION ELEMENTS...CONFIDENCE IS
HIGH IN VFR VISIBILITY THROUGH THE PERIOD...AND IS FAIRLY HIGH IN
VFR CEILING. THAT BEING SAID...THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT A LOW-
END VFR CEILING COULD BECOME ESTABLISHED FOR ANYWHERE FROM A FEW
TO SEVERAL HOURS MAINLY DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE PERIOD...AND
THIS WILL NEED MONITORED IN CASE IT TRIES TO SNEAK DOWN INTO HIGH-
END MVFR CATEGORY. AS FOR PRECIPITATION CHANCES...THERE IS A SLIM
CHANCE FOR A BRIEF FLURRY/SNOW SHOWER THURSDAY EVENING...BUT
CONFIDENCE IN OCCURRENCE IS FAR TOO LOW TO INCLUDE IN THE TAF AT
THIS TIME.
&&
.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM CST THURSDAY FOR NEZ039>041-
046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR NEZ060-072-073-082>084.
KS...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR KSZ005>007-017>019.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 8 AM CST THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
FOR KSZ005>007-017>019.
&&
SHORT TERM...HEINLEIN
LONG TERM...HALBLAUB
AVIATION...PFANNKUCHHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 552 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 161200- PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE- SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK- GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN- WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- 552 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST HIGH WIND WARNING PRODUCT FOR DETAILS. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST HIGH WIND WATCH PRODUCT FOR DETAILS. NEAR-CRITICAL TO CRITICAL FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. THE MOST DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM LEXINGTON TO FRANKLIN IN NEBRASKA...TO MANKATO KANSAS WHERE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ANY FIRE WHICH DOES DEVELOP THURSDAY WILL SPREAD VERY QUICKLY...AND MAY BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTAIN AT TIMES. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FIRE WEATHER WATCH PRODUCT FOR DETAILS. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY SATURDAY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM KEARNEY...TO HASTINGS...TO GENEVA NEBRASKA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...AND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. && MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS (ALL LOWERCASE)
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1037 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0219 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 WSW OHIOWA 40.40N 97.49W
01/14/2014 E56.00 MPH FILLMORE NE MESONET
CORRECTED TO REFLECT NON-THUNDERSTORM ORIGIN OF GUST
&&
PFANNKUCHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1039 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0156 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 S WOOD RIVER 40.81N 98.60W
01/14/2014 M55.00 MPH HALL NE MESONET
0200 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 ESE ST. PAUL 41.20N 98.41W
01/14/2014 M50.00 MPH HOWARD NE MESONET
0215 AM NON-TSTM WND GST ORD AIRPORT 41.62N 98.95W
01/14/2014 M56.00 MPH VALLEY NE ASOS
PEAK WIND GUST SO FAR TODAY. PEAK SUSTAINED 2-MIN WIND OF
40 MPH OCCURRED AT 219 AM.
0217 AM NON-TSTM WND GST GRAND ISLAND AIRPORT 40.97N 98.32W
01/14/2014 M53.00 MPH HALL NE ASOS
PEAK WIND GUST SO FAR TODAY. PEAK SUSTAINED 2-MIN WIND OF
41 MPH OCCURRED AT 202 AM.
0219 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 WSW OHIOWA 40.40N 97.49W
01/14/2014 E56.00 MPH FILLMORE NE MESONET
CORRECTED TO REFLECT NON-THUNDERSTORM ORIGIN OF GUST
&&
SUMMARY OF PEAK WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH DURING THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS OF TUESDAY, JANUARY 14TH
PFANNKUCHThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
36 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A measured wind gust of 63 MPH was recorded by the Ord Airport ASOS.
A measured wind gust of 63 MPH was recorded by a mesonet site located 1 mile south of Wood River.
The Ord Airport ASOS measured a sustained wind speed of 48 MPH. A wind gust of 60 MPH was also measured at 12:05 p.m.
The Kearney Airport AWOS measured a sustained wind speed of 41 MPH. The AWOS also measured a gust of 61 MPH at 1:55 p.m. A mesonet site located 2 miles south of Elm Creek measured a sustained wind speed of 43 MPH.
The Lexington Airport AWOS measured a sustained wind speed of 48 MPH. The AWOS also measured wind gusts of 58 MPH at 12:35 p.m. and 59 MPH at 1:15 p.m. A mesonet site located 1 mile northwest of Cozad measured a wind gust of 66 MPH at 1:23 p.m.
The Central Nebraska Regional Airport ASOS located in Grand Island measured a sustained wind speed of 43 MPH. The ASOS also measured wind gusts of 64 MPH at 1:15 p.m., 62 MPH at 12:22 p.m. and 58 MPH at 10:36 a.m.
The Aurora Airport AWOS measured a sustained wind speed of 43 MPH. Gusts at or above 58 MPH were recorded by automated sites in surrounding counties.
The York Airport AWOS measured sustained speeds of 44 and 47 MPH. The AWOS also meaured a wind gust of 58 MPH at 2:55 p.m.
The Hastings Airport ASOS measured a sustained wind speed of 48 MPH. The ASOS also measured wind gusts of 58 MPH at 11:20 a.m. and 62 MPH at 12:04 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.
A mesonet site located 3 miles east-southeast of Fairfield measured a sustained wind speed of 42 MPH. A mesonet site located 6 miles south of Glenvil measured wind gusts of 60 MPH at 11:17 a.m. and 61 MPH at 1:07 p.m.
A mesonet site located 2 miles west-southwest of Ohiowa measured a sustained wind speed of 45 MPH. This site also measured wind gusts of 60 MPH at 10:08 a.m. and 65 MPH at 10:47 a.m.
Automated stations from surrounding counties measured sustained speeds of 40 MPH or higher.
Automated stations from surrounding counties measured sustained speeds of 40 MPH or higher.
Automated stations from surrounding counties measured sustained speeds of 40 MPH or higher. A mesonet site located 2 miles northwest of St. Libory measured wind gusts of 58 MPH at 12:13 p.m. and 62 MPH at 1:07 p.m.
Automated stations from surrounding counties measured sustained speeds of 40 MPH or higher.
Automated stations from surrounding counties measured sustained speeds of 40 MPH or higher.
Automated stations from surrounding counties measured sustained speeds of 40 MPH or higher.
Automated stations from surrounding counties measured sustained speeds of 40 MPH or higher.
Automated stations from surrounding counties measured sustained speeds of 40 MPH or higher.
Automated stations from surrounding counties measured sustained speeds of 40 MPH or higher. A mesonet site located 2 miles northeast of Norman measured wind gusts of 64 MPH at 12:01 p.m. and 73 MPH at 12:46 p.m.
Automated stations from surrounding counties measured sustained speeds of 40 MPH or higher.
Automated stations from surrounding counties measured sustained speeds of 40 MPH or higher.
Automated stations from surrounding counties measured sustained speeds of 40 MPH or higher.
Automated stations from surrounding counties measured sustained speeds of 40 MPH or higher.
Automated stations from surrounding counties measured sustained speeds of 40 MPH or higher.
Automated stations from surrounding counties measured sustained speeds of 40 MPH or higher.
A mesonet site located 1 mile northwest of Cozad measured a wind gust of 66 MPH.
A mesonet site located 2 miles west-southwest of Ohiowa measured wind gusts of 60 MPH at 10:08 a.m. and 65 MPH at 10:47 a.m.
The Hastings Airport ASOS measured a wind gusts of 62 MPH at 12:04 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.
A mesonet site located 2 miles northeast of Norman measured wind gusts of 64 MPH at 12:01 p.m. and 73 MPH at 12:46 p.m.
A mesonet site located 6 miles south of Glenvil measured wind gusts of 60 MPH at 11:17 a.m. and 61 MPH at 1:07 p.m.
A mesonet site located 2 miles northwest of St. Libory measured wind gusts of 58 MPH at 12:13 p.m. and 62 MPH at 1:07 p.m.
The Lexington Airport AWOS measured a wind gust of 59 MPH.
The Central Nebraska Regional Airport ASOS located in Grand Island measured a wind gust of 64 MPH.
The Kearney Airport AWOS measured a gust of 61 MPH.
The York Airport AWOS measured a wind gust of 58 MPH.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nebraska in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, January 2014
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: 493926, 493927, 493952, 493953, 493954, 493955, 493956, 493957, 493959, 493961, 493971, 493994, 493995, 493996, 493997, 493998, 493999, 494000, 494001, 494002, 494003, 494004, 494005, 494006, 494007, 494008, 497623, 497628, 497626, 497631, 497627, 497630, 497622, 497624, 497621, 497625.