Nebraska, 2023

Damaging Wind in Nebraska, October 12, 2023

October 12, 2023 · NWS FSD · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Strong low pressure spread a tight pressure gradient over the region. Within a band of thunderstorms rotating northward ahead of a strong upper-level low pressure area, an isolated enhancement in the storms allowed strong winds aloft to reach the surface.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 FSD wrote it up.

Strong low pressure spread a tight pressure gradient over the region. Within a band of thunderstorms rotating northward ahead of a strong upper-level low pressure area, an isolated enhancement in the storms allowed strong winds aloft to reach the surface.

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:29 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dixon

When
October 12, 6:30 PM CST to 6:32 PM CST
Where
Dixon County, 0.43 mi WNW of Newcastle
Measured
56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
42.652, -96.878

A tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds onto a powerline in Newcastle.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1145809.