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Nebraska damaging wind history

From 2016 to 2025, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 4,576 damaging thunderstorm wind reports in Nebraska, 4,574 of them 58 mph or more and 672 of 75 mph or more (measured or estimated), on 544 storm days. The day with the most reports since 1955 was December 15, 2021 (122 reports in Nebraska). The highest wind on record is 121 mph, on July 8, 1993. 2026 so far: 625 preliminary reports.

4,576wind reports 2016–2025
4,57458 mph or more
67275 mph or more
121 mphhighest on record
6252026 preliminary reports

Nebraska's biggest wind day since 2016: December 15, 2021

75 mph or more58–74 mphbelow 58 mph or no speed given

122 damaging wind reports in Nebraska, 49 of 75 mph or more. All storm reports that day →

1990: 891991: 1071992: 1531993: 1631994: 2081995: 871996: 1361997: 1871998: 2571999: 2132000: 2932001: 2612002: 1972003: 2792004: 2812005: 1552006: 3432007: 2972008: 2752009: 2552010: 4622011: 4602012: 1502013: 3092014: 4112015: 2762016: 3952017: 3682018: 4352019: 3432020: 5402021: 4542022: 5112023: 4812024: 5992025: 450199019931996199920022005200820112014201720202023max 599
Damaging wind reports per year in Nebraska, 1990–2025

Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.

Days with the most damaging wind reports in Nebraska

Storm dayWind reports75 mph+Highest
December 15, 20211224999 mph
July 8, 2020116494 mph
July 9, 20211042196 mph
May 12, 2022912490 mph
May 23, 20248933119 mph
May 29, 20007216109 mph
May 10, 201866590 mph
July 1, 1994668100 mph
June 3, 20146215119 mph
June 28, 2016608104 mph
July 11, 202358582 mph
June 16, 20175434110 mph
July 5, 200354475 mph
July 8, 19935414121 mph
June 23, 202153385 mph

Highest wind speeds reported in Nebraska

Storm dayWind reports75 mph+Highest
July 8, 19935414121 mph
May 18, 2025255120 mph
June 28, 2023153120 mph
May 23, 20248933119 mph
May 20, 20243110119 mph
June 27, 20175018119 mph
June 3, 20146215119 mph
June 27, 200853115 mph
June 22, 199996115 mph
June 13, 196741115 mph

Nebraska damaging wind reports by year

YearDamaging wind reports58 mph+75 mph+HighestDays with reports
2026*62547365113 mph74
202545045056120 mph60
2024599599127119 mph63
202348148052120 mph66
202251151080105 mph47
20214544548399 mph47
202054054046100 mph44
201934334357105 mph62
201843543556100 mph51
201736836879119 mph55
201639539536104 mph49
201527627619100 mph62
201441141059119 mph56
201330930847110 mph51
20121501501381 mph41
20114604594192 mph57
201046246047105 mph55
20092552542298 mph44
200827527520115 mph47
20072972972794 mph49
20063433431998 mph43
200515515513100 mph39
20042812813090 mph46
200327927925106 mph37
200219719719104 mph37
20012612554198 mph49
200029326240109 mph46
199921319644115 mph36
199825722162100 mph50
19971871402792 mph40
199613612331104 mph41
1995878717101 mph26
199420814624100 mph34
19931638631121 mph32
199215365492 mph30
199110761490 mph32
199089501690 mph29
1989132418100 mph32
19887138787 mph30
198787386100 mph33
19861567015100 mph41
19851386516100 mph41
1984714117100 mph27
19831136216109 mph36
1982183611185 mph46
19811266011104 mph37
19801738535100 mph39
197915087681 mph37
19781125410100 mph43
19778535381 mph38
19764628990 mph20
19758633998 mph35
197411133378 mph38
1973108317100 mph32
19721815281 mph15
19713722492 mph19
19707439892 mph26
19695519175 mph21
19686624486 mph33
196740185115 mph20
19663820481 mph18
19653723684 mph24
1964513214112 mph27
19633722183 mph30
196252331098 mph33
19613419282 mph24
1960381611105 mph16
1959287583 mph19
1958114286 mph10
1957158278 mph12
19561976100 mph12
195593292 mph6

* 2026: preliminary SPC reports; many have no wind speed yet.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) damaging-wind reports, 1955–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Wind speeds are measured or estimated by spotters, the public and NWS staff; SPC records them in knots and we show mph. 58 mph is the National Weather Service's severe-thunderstorm wind threshold.

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