Thunderstorm Wind — Red Willow, Nebraska

2025-02-25 · near (mck)mc Cook Arpt, Red Willow, Nebraska

Event narrative

Light showers moving across Red Willow county led to a 74 mph wind gust at the McCook Airport (KMCK) via their ASOS.

Wider weather episode

Showers developed across southwest Nebraska during the late afternoon on February 25th. These showers brought wind gusts of 50-53 mph in Hitchcock county and 53 to 74 mph wind gusts across Red Willow county, where the strongest gust occurred at the McCook Airport.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1235169. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.