Nebraska, 2019High Wind in Nebraska, October 20, 2019
October 20, 2019 · NWS CYS · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
High winds were measured across the southwestern portion of the Nebraska Panhandle with several sensors measuring gusts above 60 mph. One of the sensors out by Scottsbluff measured a peak wind gust of 75 mph.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
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- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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High winds were measured across the southwestern portion of the Nebraska Panhandle with several sensors measuring gusts above 60 mph. One of the sensors out by Scottsbluff measured a peak wind gust of 75 mph.
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 Cheyenne, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 20, 4:34 AM MST, 5 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 20, 4:34 AM MST, 5 hours 24 minutes before
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Local storm report, Oct 20, 9:07 AM MST, 51 minutes before
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- When
- October 20, 9:58 AM MST to 4:58 PM MST
- Where
- Kimball forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Other Federal Agency
- Coordinates
- 41.198, -103.715 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sensor K1EW site name Echo (Pine Bluffs) measured the reported wind gust.
High Wind, Banner
- When
- October 20, 3:58 PM MST to 4:58 PM MST
- Where
- Banner forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Other Federal Agency
- Coordinates
- 41.546, -103.710 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sensor K1CW at Charlie (Gering) measured the reported wind gust.
High Wind, Scotts Bluff
- When
- October 20, 4:34 PM MST to 6:33 PM MST
- Where
- Scotts Bluff forecast zone
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- RAWS
- Coordinates
- 41.851, -103.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sensor SBFN1 located two miles west of Gering measured the reported wind gust.
High Wind, Cheyenne
- When
- October 20, 5:50 PM MST to 5:53 PM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 41.220, -102.995 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sensor at the Sidney Municipal Airport measured the reported wind gust.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, October 20 to 21, 20193 injured · $2.0 billion · EF3 · 71 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, October 20 to 21, 20191 death · 1 injured · $6.3 million · EF2 · 13 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, October 20 to 21, 2019$825,000 · EF1 · 75 events
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 20 to 21, 20191 death · 1 injured · 65 kt wind · 4 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, October 20, 2019$276,000 · EF1 · 35 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, October 20 to 21, 2019$51,000 · EF1 · 41 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, October 20, 2019$40,000 · EF1 · 39 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, October 20, 2019$75,000 · EF1 · 12 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, October 20 to 21, 2019$60,000 · EF1 · 12 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, October 20 to 21, 2019$51,000 · 70 kt wind · 29 events
- Heavy Rain in Virginia, October 20, 201957 events
- Tornado in South Carolina, October 20, 2019$25,000 · EF0 · 1 event
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: 858649, 858646, 858643, 858647.