Thunderstorm Wind — Saline, Nebraska

2024-05-02 · near Western, Saline, Nebraska

Event narrative

A 62 mph wind gust was measured at a personal weather station. There was another 55 mph wind gust measured at a separate but nearly collocated station at the same time.

Wider weather episode

On the evening of May 1st, an upper-level trough was noted over the Rockies, with diffluent flow over the central Plains. At the surface, a zonal frontal boundary extended along the Kansas-Nebraska border. Over the course of the night, this boundary slowly lifted north as widespread thunderstorms developed across much of the central Plains and upper Midwest. At 2 AM, a line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved into the southwestern part of the OAX CWA (County Warning Area) producing wind gusts ranging from 50 to 65 miles per hour. These storms began to weaken as they moved east of US Highway 77.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1180483. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.