Thunderstorm Wind — Banner, Nebraska

2023-05-09 · near Harrisburg, Banner, Nebraska

Event narrative

A trained weather spotter located 18 miles east of Harrisburg estimated wind gusts to 70 MPH.

Wider weather episode

A line of severe thunderstorms swept across the western Nebraska Panhandle during the late afternoon and early evening hours on 5/9, primarily producing damaging straight line winds. A separate round of isolated storms impacted the same areas during the late evening and overnight hours into 5/10, with numerous reports of hail and flash flooding in and around Scottsbluff and Gering.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1088355. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.