High Wind — Mcpherson, Nebraska

2022-04-07 · Mcpherson, Nebraska

Event narrative

The nearby North Platte ASOS recorded a peak wind gust of 68 mph at 1041 am CST. Strong northwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with occasional gusts over 60 mph occurred across McPherson County during the morning and afternoon hours.

Wider weather episode

A deep low pressure system moved from northeast South Dakota on Tuesday, into Minnesota on Wednesday and Wisconsin on Thursday. This brought high winds to western and north central Nebraska beginning on Tuesday and continuing Wednesday and Thursday. Northwest winds gusted to 60 mph or greater across many locations Wednesday and Thursday. The highest gust recorded was 72 mph at Broken Bow early Thursday afternoon.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1008683. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.