Thunderstorm Wind — Buffalo, Nebraska

2024-08-26 · near Poole, Buffalo, Nebraska

Event narrative

A wind gust of 63 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located eight miles south-southwest of Poole.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms developed over southwest Nebraska and western Kansas during the late afternoon hours of August 26th, then shifted east-northeast during the evening hours along the resultant outflow boundary. The vast majority of this activity was only loosely organized due to generally weak deep layer wind shear. However, a couple severe wind gusts in the 60-65 MPH range were observed by mesonets in Buffalo County between 9-10PM CDT. No additional severe weather occurred with this event as a broad shield of rain and embedded weak storms continued eastward across the remainder of south central Nebraska into the overnight.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1199430. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.