Thunderstorm Wind — Boone, Nebraska

2025-07-06 · near Cedar Rapids, Boone, Nebraska

Event narrative

Measured gust from public mesonet station of 64 mph.

Wider weather episode

On the afternoon of July 6, 2025, a weak vorticity maximum moving east from Colorado into Nebraska initiated a mesoscale convective system across eastern Nebraska. The system produced several strong wind gusts before gradually weakening as it progressed eastward toward the Missouri River. A public mesonet station reported a peak wind gust of 64 mph east of Cedar Rapids, NE.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1278615. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.