Thunderstorm Wind — Sherman, Nebraska

2024-07-03 · near Sherman Res, Sherman, Nebraska

Event narrative

A wind gust of 61 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located six miles north-northeast of Sherman Reservoir.

Wider weather episode

A broad, upper level trough was moving over Nebraska. A surface frontal boundary was across western Nebraska with an upper level disturbance beginning to move overhead. Instability was highest across western portions of the forecast area. Wind shear was fairly high.

Storms developed across western and northern Nebraska during the early afternoon hours along the frontal boundary. These storms developed into a line and moved southeastward and impacted south central and central Nebraska during the evening hours. The storms began by blowing down tree limbs in Dawson County just after 7 PM CDT. The line of storms ended by producing a 62 mph wind gust in Buffalo County just after 8 PM CDT.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1191515. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.