Strong Wind in Nebraska

Events

54

Deaths

2

Injuries

5

Damage

$1.6 million

• Strong Wind in Nebraska, March 28, 20031 death · $10,000 · 1 eventA strong crosswind was believed to have caused a 45 year old Naponee woman to lose control of her vehicle, which then rolled down an embankment and struck a utility pole west of Bloomington. The driver was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene.
• Strong Wind in Nebraska, May 22, 20101 death · 1 eventStrong gradient south winds downed a large tree limb in the Omaha area killing a 7-year-old boy.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 23, 2003$775,000 · 1 in hail · 15 eventsYet another night of wild weather was had across south-central Nebraska. Severe thunderstorms west of U. S. Highway 183 kicked out strong winds ahead of their passage. Wind gust to 70 mph were common, with one report of 78 mph at the NTV television studios near Axtell.
• Strong Wind in Nebraska, October 6, 2005$415,000 · 1 eventStrong winds of 35 to 45 mph fanned field fires started by combines in Clay County. One bean field was destroyed. The fires resulted in heavy smoke across a Highway near Ong. A vehicle ran into the back of one of the fire trucks in an area of poor visibility due to smoke.
• Strong Wind in Nebraska, October 3, 2005$215,000 · 1 eventStrong winds of 35 to 45 mph fanned fires in rural Hall County near Cairo. The fires started from combines in the fields for harvest. The winds pushed the fire across two different bean fields. The fire damaged a pivot in one field.
• Blizzard and High Wind in Nebraska, December 11 to 12, 20104 injured · $5,000 · 50 kt wind · 27 eventsBlizzard conditions developed over eastern Nebraska and adjacent portions of South Dakota and Iowa on Dec. 11 as an upper level low pressure developed rapidly over eastern Nebraska during the very early morning hours of that day.
• Dust Storm and High Wind in Nebraska, April 30, 20183 injured · $11,000 · 50 kt wind · 12 eventsStrong southerly winds ahead of southeastward moving cold front in eastern Nebraska. Newly worked fields for spring planting combined with dry conditions caused zero visibilities on various sections of highways.
• Strong Wind in Nebraska, April 29, 2001$40,000 · 1 eventA steady south wind of 30 to 45 mph was to blame for damage to a new bank being constructed in Hastings. Workers had spent the previous week setting the roof trusses for the building, only to have mother nature knock the trusses down.
• Strong Wind in Nebraska, April 7, 2006$40,000 · 1 eventGradient winds from the northwest at 30 to 35 mph with gusts over 40 mph downed a cell phone tower in Columbus. The tower fell on power lines and knocked power out to 1,500 customers for up to an hour and a half.
• Strong Wind in Nebraska, July 3, 2003$25,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 eventDying thunderstorms produced wind gusts up to 58 mph in Hastings. Several branches fell on power lines resulting in sporadic power outages around town. The wind was associated with a "Heat Burst". At the same time, the temperature rose to 91 degrees at the Hastings Airport.
• Strong Wind in Nebraska, September 12, 20122 injured · 1 eventNorth winds gusted to 15 to 30 mph with even higher gusts behind a cold front that pushed through the area early in the morning of September 12.
• Strong Wind in Nebraska, January 11, 2012$20,000 · 1 eventStrong northwest winds of 30 to 35 mph with frequent gusts in the mid 40s to lower 50s prevailed over eastern Nebraska from the late morning into the evening hours of January 11th.
• Heavy Snow and Hail in Nebraska, March 23 to 24, 2016$5,000 · 1 in hail · 14 eventsA significant early spring winter storm affected a good portion of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa during the afternoon on the 23rd into the early morning hours of the 24th.
• Strong Wind in Nebraska, October 27, 20101 injured · $9,000 · 3 eventsOne of the deepest low pressure systems ever recorded in the United States brought strong winds to eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa on Oct. 27th. Winds were sustained in the 30 to 35 mph range for several hours with gusts of 45 mph to a little over 50 mph common.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Nebraska, October 18, 2012$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 10 eventsDeep low pressure over Minnesota and Wisconsin brought a prolonged period of very strong winds to much of eastern Nebraska. Especially hard hit was an area from around Omaha west through Columbus and then north through Albion and Norfolk.
• Strong Wind in Nebraska, April 13, 2010$15,000 · 1 eventDeep low pressure over Wyoming brought strong southerly winds to eastern Nebraska. Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph were common.
• Strong Wind in Nebraska, May 12, 20041 injured · $10,000 · 1 eventThe driver of a pickup with a trailer full of irrigation pipe lost control of his vehicle about 2 miles southwest of Holdrege, and crashed while driving in winds up to 40 mph. The driver sustained minor injuries.
• Strong Wind in Nebraska, September 25, 20101 injured · 1 eventNortheast winds briefly gusted to around 30 mph in the Lincoln as outflow from a departing area of showers along the Missouri River aided in increasing winds behind a weak front. The winds flipped an inflatable bounce house causing minor injuries to a child in Lincoln.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Nebraska, February 18, 2018$8,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 eventsStrong winds developed ahead of a cold front across eastern Nebraska. Many locations gusted to over 40 mph. Omaha, Norfolk, and Lincoln ASOS sites all gusted to over 50 mph.
• Strong Wind in Nebraska, June 24, 2012$4,000 · 2 eventsGradient winds in the wake of a thunderstorm complex caused scattered damage across parts of eastern Nebraska during the early morning hours of June 23rd. The winds lasted for about an hour or so with sustained speeds of 30 mph or more and some gusts of 50 mph or more.
• Strong Wind in Nebraska, March 25, 20222 eventsNorthwest wind increased to 25 to 35 mph, with numerous gusts to 45 to 50 mph across northeast Nebraska following an overnight frontal passage.
• Winter Weather and Strong Wind in Nebraska, February 14 to 15, 20232 eventsLow pressure intensified and moved from the Central Plains into Minnesota. Initially, warm thermal profiles allowed for mixed precipitation or all rain. However, as wind shifted to the northwest, colder air rapidly changed precipitation over to snow.
• Strong Wind in Nebraska, April 30, 20232 eventsA strong wind gradient around a large upper level circulation resulted in widespread winds of 30 to 40 mph and gusts from 45 to 65 mph east of the James River.
• Strong Wind in Nebraska, January 16, 20262 eventsNorthwest winds surged behind a strong arctic cold front which moved across the region early on January 16. The strongest winds were generally near the Missouri River Valley where gusts to 50 to 55 mph were common.
• Strong Wind in Nebraska, April 2, 2006$10,000 · 1 eventA period of strong winds damaged a barn and downed some power lines near Falls City. The winds also destroyed a barn and severly damaged 11 trees near Humboldt. The winds were in the wake of thunderstorms that had departed the area a bit earlier.

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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.