High Wind — Kearney, Nebraska

2025-03-14 · Kearney, Nebraska

Event narrative

A wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located two miles southeast of Heartwell.

Wider weather episode

An upper level low briskly swung northeast through central and eastern Kansas on the 14th. An accompanying surface low pressure system took a similar track, dragging a strong cold front east through the region. A few scattered low-topped thunderstorms developed during the mid-afternoon through evening hours, dropping up to a quarter of an inch of rain in some locations. Strong northwest winds spread across the entire area behind the accompanying cold front, with gusts at times of 50-60 MPH. While most of the stronger gusts occurred during the typical afternoon-evening hours, a couple occurred into the early morning hours of the 15th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1252459. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.