Thunderstorm Wind — Custer, Nebraska

2025-05-18 · near Anselmo, Custer, Nebraska

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed over northeastern Colorado and northwestern Kansas during the late afternoon hours of May 18th. This activity developed in advance of an approaching mid level trough of low pressure and frontal boundary oriented from southeastern Wyoming into northwestern Kansas. Severe thunderstorms lifted into southwestern Nebraska and the southeastern Nebraska Panhandle, ending up in the Sandhills and portions of central Nebraska. Hail to around 3 inches in diameter, wind gusts up to 67 MPH and a tornado was reported with these severe storms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1259856. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.