A strong mid-upper level trough axis made its way through the Rockies on Friday the 22nd, with a more organized circulation deepening Friday night into early Saturday morning the 23rd as it tracked into the central and northern High Plains. Through the rest of the day on the 23rd this system continued to deepen and become increasingly vertically-stacked, gradually sliding northeast into the…
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A strong mid-upper level trough axis made its way through the Rockies on Friday the 22nd, with a more organized circulation deepening Friday night into early Saturday morning the 23rd as it tracked into the central and northern High Plains. Through the rest of the day on the 23rd this system continued to deepen and become increasingly vertically-stacked, gradually sliding northeast into the central South Dakota/North Dakota border area by that evening. In response to this approaching system, surface low pressure intensified over northeastern Colorado into the southern border of Nebraska/Wyoming on the 22nd, bottoming out around 984 millibars by early evening. With South Central Nebraska sandwiched between this surface low and high pressure ridging southward through the entire eastern CONUS, the result was a tightening pressure gradient and intense southerly winds. Sustained southerly speeds of 35-45 MPH and gusts of 45-55 MPH were common across the area by midday on the 22nd. For western local counties, a few gusts had already crept a bit higher by mid-late afternoon, including 60 MPH at 3:30 p.m. CDT near Oxford in Harlan County.
By mid-late afternoon on the 22nd, the main surface boundaries included the warm front (which had pushed north into southern South Dakota) and a dryline (which extended from South Dakota through west central Nebraska into western Kansas). This placed South Central Nebraska firmly in the warm sector, with well-above normal temperatures soaring into the mid 80s to mid 90s (F) and with dewpoints in far west-southwest locations near the dryline dropping into the 40s. This set the stage for critically-low relative humidity and fire weather conditions. Unfortunately, the fire danger threat was realized in a big-time way around 3:30 p.m. CDT when a wildfire ignited just outside the local area in far northwestern Norton County Kansas. Due to southerly winds gusting near 60 MPH, this fire quickly spread out of control and raced north-northwestward, primarily impacting areas along the Furnas/Red Willow County line. Firefighters were able to halt its forward progress by late that evening, but hot spots and flare ups continued through the overnight hours. Areas in and around Cambridge and Wilsonville were put on evacuation notices, with the town of Cambridge and surrounding areas eventually being evacuated. Fortunately, Cambridge itself was spared from the fire. This was the second significant wildfire to impact Furnas County in 15 days (the first being the Road 739 Fire that ignited on the 7th). In total, the Road 702 Fire burned approximately 44,000 acres, with the Furnas County portion in this South Central Nebraska coverage area accounting for around 15,000 acres (for more details regarding this fire please refer to the associated event narrative).
In addition to the critical fire weather situation on the afternoon of the 22nd, a few scattered thunderstorms initiated along the surface dryline around 4 p.m. CDT. This initial cluster of storms developed in an environment with approximately 2000 j/kg mixed-layer CAPE but only around 30 knots of 0-6 kilometer shear. This activity moved out of the local area into north central Nebraska by early evening, but not before dropping hail up to the size of golf balls over Gothenburg around 5:30 p.m. CDT. Later into the mid-late evening hours, a more organized line of thunderstorms developed along the surface cold front over western Nebraska and Kansas as the main mid-upper level system pushed out of the Rockies into western Nebraska and South Dakota. This activity tracked east through South Central Nebraska mainly between 2-7 a.m. CDT on the 23rd. While most of these storms were sub-severe, increasing deep-layer shear and downdraft CAPE values near 1000 j/kg aided in a handful of storms producing severe gusts, including a peak gust of 65 MPH measured by a mesonet station located five miles north-northwest of Oxford.
By around sunrise on the 23rd the surface low was located over south central South Dakota, with the initial cold front extending southward roughly along the Highway 81 corridor of South Central Nebraska, which prompted still-gusty winds to become southwesterly. A stronger, reinforcing cold front then made its way east across the area from mid-morning through the afternoon hours, ushering in a sharper switch to westerly winds and a cooler, drier air mass. Pressure rises and cold air advection in the wake of this frontal passage resulted in several hours of gusts near or exceeding 45-50 MPH, as well as a handful of gusts near 60 MPH. The highest measured gust through the afternoon and evening hours was 64 MPH at Central Nebraska Regional Airport in Grand Island. This wind switch also made a significant impact on the Road 702 Fire situation in Furnas County, causing the fire to reignite and burn out of control once again (this time spreading eastward). Fortunately, late that evening firefighters were again able to stop its progression.
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 Apr 22, 11:37 AM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1237 PM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022
.DISCUSSION...(Today through Thursday)
Issued at 416 AM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022
Another busy night here in Hastings with a lot going on in today's
forecast. Some of the highlights real quick are... a High Wind
Warning, a Red Flag Warning, near record highs, very strong winds,
blowing dust, and the potential for some more storms/severe weather.
Overnight storms have moved off to the northeast but some light
drizzle is still possible over the next few hours. Quite a bit of
lower cloud cover is present on satellite and is covering most of
the area. This cloud cover will persist for a little while this
morning then will begin to scatter out from west to east as we
approach the afternoon. That being said, we are still forecasting
near record highs in the 90s this afternoon with dew points in the
60s along and east of HWY 281. This will make it feel more like
summer rather than spring.
Today a sfc lee low will develop to our west thanks to an upper
level trof approaching from the west. This low will migrate
northeast through Nebraska and will bring a dry line to our western
door step, and eventually will swing a cold front through the area.
This system will create a rather tight pressure gradient across the
area that will crank up the winds for today. Expect strong southerly
winds at around 30-40 mph with gusts to around 65 mph. However, the
strongest winds will likely be after dark, just ahead of the cold
front. A High Wind Warning is in effect for today, see the text
product for more details. These strong winds will also create areas
of blowing dust where visibility could impacted. Fire weather is
also a concern today but is discussed in detail in the fire weather
section below.
Later this afternoon there is a chance that some strong to severe
storms could develop along the dry line in our west. While overall
CAMS have backed off this possibility, the 06Z HRRR does show some
storms forming out ahead of the cold front and along the dry line in
the western portions of the CWA. The potential for these storms to
be strong to severe is the main reason for the SPC Enhanced Risk (as
opposed to the storms expected with the cold front, more on that in
a bit). The main threat with these storms would be large hail and
damaging winds, though an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out.
Later on overnight is when we will see the main line of storms form
along the cold front to the west. These storms are not likely to
impact the area until after 06Z at the earliest. While the HRRR
holds the line together as it passes through our CWA, the RAP seems
to dissolve it just after it hits our western border...so confidence
in seeing anything appreciable overnight is still modest right now.
The main thing really will be the strong winds after dark, just
ahead of the cold front.
Saturday will be slightly cooler though still pleasantly warm and
will continue to be breezy or even windy, but not quite like
today. Most of the CWA will be in the upper 70s with a few spots
even seeing 80. Aloft a closed low that is embedded within the
trof, slides north over the Dakotas along with the sfc low. This
will gradually turn southerly winds northwesterly throughout the
day. Winds will be around 20-30 mph with gusts of 40-45 mph. Near
critical and critical fire weather will also be a concern, see the
fire weather section below. A few storms could linger briefly
into Saturday morning, mainly in the east.
Sunday and Monday will be cooler and slightly below average with
highs in the lower 60s. Winds will continue to be breezy on the
backside of the sfc low on Sunday, but should then lighten up on
Monday. Temperatures then comeback up into the 70s and 80s through
mid and late week as ridging aloft builds over the central CONUS.
Given how dry conditions continue to be, fire weather will likely be
a concern for several days next week, particularly on the breezier
days.
&&
.AVIATION...(For the 18Z KGRI/KEAR TAFS through 18Z Saturday)
Issued at 1216 PM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022
Very strong southerly winds will continue to intensify across the
region this afternoon...with peak gusts coming during the evening
hours with gusts to near 50KTS possible at both terminals. In
addition...could see some blowing dust that will temporarily
reduce visibilities at either terminal through around 23/06Z...but
given the uncertainty for any widespread reductions...did not
mention BLDU in either TAF at this time.
Expect some isolated convection to form to the west of
KEAR...with an outside shot of it reaching as far east as KEAR
this evening...but think the better chance will come in the
23/06-23/09 time frame when a cold front tracks from west to east
across the local area. Could see some MVFR CIGS either with TSRAs
along the front...or just in its wake for a couple of hours...but
mostly sunny skies and prevailing VFR conditions are expected to
return after daybreak. The other main concern is the potential for
some LLWS ahead of the cold front late tonight...and increased
both the height (to 2KFT) and magnitude (65KTS) per latest
sounding data. In fact...screaming winds to near 80KTS are evident
near 4KFT.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 416 AM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022
Dangerous fire weather conditions are possible across western
portions of the area today. A Red Flag Warning is in effect from
Noon till 9PM this evening. While RH values may run a little "high"
in some spots (around 25%) the winds will be strong enough that any
fires would still be very problematic. Expect southerly winds around
30-40 mph today with gusts to around 65 mph, however the strongest
winds are expected to be after dark just ahead of the cold front.
Tomorrow will continue to be breezy and winds will gradually shift
from southerly to northwesterly throughout the day. Winds won't be
nearly as strong as today, but will still be around 20-30 mph with
gusts to around 45 mph. RH values will be lower than today though.
Much of the CWA could see RH values in the teens for several hours
during the afternoon. This could end up in a Fire Weather Watch
being issued later today for tomorrow.
In the extended, a couple of days stand out as having potentially
near critical to critical conditions. Tuesday and Wednesday would be
the main concern as they are the warmest two days and will also have
breezy winds. RH values currently look to be lower on Tuesday with
most of the area seeing values in the low 20s and upper teens.
&&
.CLIMATE...
Issued at 828 PM CDT Thu Apr 21 2022
Near-record to perhaps record-breaking warmth is forecast for
Friday, April 22. Details follow for both Grand Island and
Hastings (our two primary locations for which we track official
records):
- Grand Island: current forecast 93 (record 94 in 1989)
- Hastings: current forecast 92 (record 93 in 1937)
Record warm low temperatures appear unlikely due to low
temperatures Friday morning forecast to be in the 50s, which is
well below the record warm lows in the mid to upper 60s for April
22.
&&
.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...High Wind Warning until 5 AM CDT Saturday for NEZ039>041-046>049-
060>064-072>077-082>087.
Red Flag Warning until 9 PM CDT this evening for NEZ039-040-046-
047-060>062-072>075-082>084.
KS...High Wind Warning until 5 AM CDT Saturday for KSZ005>007-017>019.
Red Flag Warning until 9 PM CDT this evening for KSZ005-017.
&&
DISCUSSION...Shawkey
AVIATION...Rossi
FIRE WEATHER...Shawkey
CLIMATE...ShawkeyHazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Hastings NE 453 AM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 231200- 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- 453 AM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Nebraska and portions of north central Kansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. There are several threats to consider today. The first of which being very strong southerly winds that will develop across the area today, but particularly after dark when they will be strongest. Expect sustained speeds of 30 to 40 MPH with gusts to around 65 MPH. As a result, a High Wind Warning will be in effect for the entire area from Noon today through 5 AM Saturday. Second is the Red Flag Warning that is in effect from Noon to 9 PM today. The strong winds coupled with low relative humidity will create dangerous fire weather conditions for most areas along and west of Highway 281. Third is the potential for areas of blowing dust due to the high winds. This could impact visibility at times. Lastly is the chance for a few severe thunderstorms late this afternoon and overnight. The overall-greatest risk is focused within counties west of the Highway 281 corridor. Storms may develop between 5 PM and 11 PM mainly west of a line from Plainville, KS to Ord, NE, where the main threats would be hail to around the size of ping pong balls, damaging wind gusts to around 70 MPH, and a potential tornado. There is a chance of seeing a line of storms move in from the west primarily between midnight Friday night and 5 AM Saturday morning. The primary threat will likely be damaging winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Saturday will see strong winds again gradually shifting from the south to the northwest with gusts to around 40 to 45 MPH possible. Each afternoon through the next week will likely feature near- critical fire weather conditions, with at least limited critical conditions possible. While fire weather issues will be best assessed one day at a time, at least in the shorter term, widespread near-critical and critical conditions are likely Saturday afternoon. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report any hail, wind damage, or tornadoes with the possible storms late this afternoon and overnight. && More information may be obtained at the following web page: https://www.weather.gov/hastings
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1253 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1230 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 6 ESE OXFORD 40.23N 99.52W
04/22/2022 M50 MPH HARLAN NE MESONET
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1255 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1254 PM NON-TSTM WND GST GRAND ISLAND AIRPORT 40.97N 98.31W
04/22/2022 M50 MPH HALL NE ASOS
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
104 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1244 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 NE FAIRFIELD 40.47N 98.05W
04/22/2022 M53 MPH CLAY NE MESONET
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
134 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0125 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SSW STOCKTON 39.43N 99.27W
04/22/2022 M51 MPH ROOKS KS MESONET
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
150 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0130 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 W LOGAN 39.66N 99.58W
04/22/2022 M50 MPH PHILLIPS KS MESONET
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
200 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0135 PM NON-TSTM WND GST LEXINGTON AIRPORT 40.79N 99.77W
04/22/2022 M51 MPH DAWSON NE AWOS
&&The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 131 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:18 UTC.
32 high wind, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
Sustained southerly speeds near or exceeding 40 MPH were common during the day, along with gusts near 60 MPH at times. A peak wind gust of 69 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located one miles north-northeast of Cozad.
Sustained southerly speeds near or exceeding 40 MPH were common during the day, along with gusts near 60 MPH at times. A peak wind gust of 69 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located one mile west of Heartwell.
Sustained southerly speeds near or exceeding 40 MPH were common during the day, along with gusts near 60 MPH at times. A peak wind gust of 60 MPH was measured the Holdrege Airport AWOS.
Sustained southerly speeds near or exceeding 40 MPH were common during the day, along with gusts near 60 MPH at times. A peak wind gust of 61 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles south of Johnson Lake.
Sustained southerly speeds near or exceeding 40 MPH were common during the day, along with gusts near 60 MPH at times. A peak wind gust of 61 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located four miles east of Ragan.
Sustained southerly speeds near or exceeding 40 MPH were common during the day, along with gusts near 60 MPH at times. A peak wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located five miles north-northwest of Oxford.
For the second time in 15 days, a historic, wind-whipped wildfire again raged across portions of Furnas County, this one dubbed the Road 702 Fire. Similar to the Road 739 Fire earlier in the month, this one was fueled by the combination of extreme dryness and severe winds frequently gusting to 50-60+ MPH, although this time winds were out of the south-southeast. Ignition occurred at approximately 3:30 p.m. CDT on Friday the 22nd in extreme northwestern Norton County Kansas (just outside the local area). The fire then raced north-northwestward into southwestern and west-central Furnas County of South Central Nebraska, but eventually tracked more so into eastern Red Willow County (also just outside this coverage area). Late that evening, the initial push of the fire was halted along the Red Willow/Frontier County line northwest of Cambridge. Firefighters remained on scene all night to address flare-ups. Unfortunately, a strong cold front that crossed the area during the morning hours of Saturday the 23rd ushered in a significant switch in winds from the south to the west-northwest, causing the fire to reignite and burn out of control once again (this time spreading eastward). Firefighters were able to again stop its progress late that evening, but hot spots and flare-ups would continue for several more days.
Residents in and around Cambridge and Wilsonville were given a notice late in the afternoon on the 22nd that an evacuation was possible, with Cambridge and its surrounding area then ordered to evacuate around 6:30 p.m. CDT. The hospital and assisted living facilities in Cambridge were forced to relocate until the fire was brought under control. Evacuation orders were lifted around midday Saturday, but only a couple hours later residents of Cambridge were ordered to evacuate once again because of the switch in wind direction and re-ignition of the fire. All evacuation orders were finally lifted by 8 p.m. CDT on the 23rd.
Several roads in the area were closed at various times on the 22nd-23rd, mainly along and west of U.S. Highway 283. These closures were driven by the fire itself, smoke being blown downstream, as well as from blowing dust caused by the very dry conditions in the area (including plentiful dust blowing from the burn scar left behind by the April 7th Road 739 Fire). In addition to numerous rural road closures, major highways affected included portions of U.S. Highways 283 and 6/34, as well Nebraska Highways 89 and 47. Although it occurred just outside the local area in Red Willow County, tragically there was one fatality associated with this fire, as a retired Cambridge Fire Chief died while assisting firefighting efforts (his vehicle left the roadway due to poor visibility and was overtaken by smoke and fire). There were also other injuries ranging from severe burns to smoke inhalation. There were four homes and several outbuildings, along with farm machinery, destroyed in this fire. Approximately 64 fire departments from Nebraska and Kansas were involved with getting the fire controlled and contained. The Nebraska Emergency Management Agency activated its State Emergency Operations Center on Friday and coordinated a response to the Road 702 Fire as well as other fires ongoing in other parts of Nebraska. Within hours, following the Governor’s order, the Nebraska National Guard activated a team to deploy to the Road 702 Fire area, including two Blackhawk helicopters and one Lakota helicopter to make bucket water drops, as well as ground support trucks and crews. A Type 2 Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team was called in to aid with fire management and assumed command at 7 a.m. Sunday the 24th. This team led the efforts through 7 a.m. Friday the 29th, when command transitioned to the Nebraska Type 3 Incident Management Team.
In the end, an estimated 44,000 acres were burned along a mainly south-southeast to north-northwest swath, approximately 34 miles long and 4 miles wide at times. While around 15,000 acres of this fire scorched western Furnas County in this South Central Nebraska area, the majority of fire impacts targeted eastern Red Willow County (in the Extreme Southwest Nebraska coverage area). According to information from the Governor’s office, the Road 702 Fire mission was one of the most complex Wildland Fire Operations the Nebraska National Guard had executed within the past 10 years. Ultimately, they completed 525 bucket drops of more than 239,000 gallons of water.
Ping pong ball to golf ball size hail was reported within Gothenburg.
Sustained southerly speeds near or exceeding 40 MPH were common during the day, along with gusts near 60 MPH at times. A peak wind gust of 62 MPH was measured by the Ord Airport ASOS.
Sustained southerly speeds near or exceeding 40 MPH were common during the day based on nearby observations, along with gusts near 60 MPH at times.
Sustained southerly speeds near or exceeding 40 MPH were common during the day, along with gusts near 60 MPH at times. A peak wind gust of 62 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located six miles north-northwest of Loup City.
Sustained southerly speeds near or exceeding 40 MPH were common during the day based on nearby observations, along with gusts near 60 MPH at times.
Sustained southerly speeds near or exceeding 40 MPH were common during the day based on nearby observations, along with gusts near 60 MPH at times.
Sustained southerly speeds near or exceeding 40 MPH were common during the day based on nearby observations, along with gusts near 60 MPH at times.
Sustained southerly speeds near or exceeding 40 MPH were common during the day, along with gusts near 60 MPH at times. A peak wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located four miles northeast of Clarks.
Sustained southerly speeds near or exceeding 40 MPH were common during the day based on nearby observations, along with gusts near 60 MPH at times.
Sustained southerly speeds near or exceeding 40 MPH were common during the day based on nearby observations, along with gusts near 60 MPH at times.
Sustained southerly speeds near or exceeding 40 MPH were common during the day, along with gusts near 60 MPH at times. A peak wind gust of 66 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located one mile east of Doniphan. The Grand Island Airport ASOS measured a peak gust of 62 MPH.
Sustained southerly speeds near or exceeding 40 MPH were common during the day, along with gusts near 60 MPH at times. A peak wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles east-southeast of Kearney.
Sustained southerly speeds near or exceeding 40 MPH were common during the day based on nearby observations, along with gusts near 60 MPH at times.
Sustained southerly speeds near or exceeding 40 MPH were common during the day, along with gusts near 60 MPH at times. A peak wind gust of 70 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles east of Pauline.
Sustained southerly speeds near or exceeding 40 MPH were common during the day, along with gusts near 60 MPH at times. A peak wind gust of 64 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located five miles west of Hansen. The Hastings Airport ASOS measured a peak gust of 60 MPH.
Sustained southerly speeds near or exceeding 40 MPH were common during the day, along with gusts near 60 MPH at times. A peak wind gust of 63 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located two miles south-southeast of Davenport.
Sustained southerly speeds near or exceeding 40 MPH were common during the day, along with gusts near 60 MPH at times. A peak wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located four miles north-northwest of Bostwick.
Sustained southerly speeds near or exceeding 40 MPH were common during the day based on nearby observations, along with gusts near 60 MPH at times.
Sustained southerly speeds near or exceeding 40 MPH were common during the day, along with gusts near 60 MPH at times. A peak wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located five miles west-northwest of Riverton.
A wind gust of 65 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located 5 miles north-northwest of Oxford.
A wind gust of 63 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located two miles north-northeast of Norman.
A wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located two miles north of Hastings. Some tree damage was reported near the intersection of Showboat Road and Highway 74 near Pauline. A small tin outbuilding was damaged in this same vicinity.
A wind gust of 60 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located two miles west of Aurora.
A westerly wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located one mile southwest of Eddyville.
A westerly wind gust of 60 MPH was measured by the Grand Island Central Nebraska Regional Airport ASOS. Around the same time of this peak gust, a multi-vehicle accident occurred near the intersection of Highway 281 and White Cloud Road, approximately 2 miles west of the airport. At times near-zero visibility caused by blowing dust from a field led to this chain reaction accident, which involved 15 vehicles. The Hall County Chief Deputy said that several people were transported for medical attention, but no serious injuries were reported.
A westerly wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located seven miles north-northeast of Wolbach.
A westerly wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located six miles north-northwest of Shelton.
A westerly wind gust of 60 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located two miles north-northeast of Norman.
A westerly wind gust of 60 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles east-southeast of Kearney.
A westerly wind gust of 64 MPH was measured by the Grand Island Central Nebraska Regional Airport ASOS.
A westerly wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located two miles west-northwest of Fairfield.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nebraska in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, April 2022
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: 1020252, 1020259, 1020260, 1020262, 1020268, 1020269, 1022472, 1018098, 1018100, 1020234, 1020235, 1020238, 1020239, 1020244, 1020245, 1020246, 1020248, 1020249, 1020250, 1020251, 1020255, 1020256, 1020258, 1020263, 1020264, 1020266, 1020267, 1018101, 1018102, 1018103, 1018104, 1018046, 1018047, 1018049, 1018050, 1018051, 1018052, 1018048, 1018053.