Thunderstorm Wind — Boone, Nebraska

2025-07-23 · near St Edward, Boone, Nebraska

Event narrative

Fire department/rescue report of trees uprooted and power lines down in St. Edward. Wind gusts were estimated at 60-70 mph.

Wider weather episode

On the afternoon of July 23rd, 2025, scattered thunderstorms developed across east-central Nebraska, spurred by a cold front pushing into the western part of the state and an approaching shortwave disturbance. As the afternoon transitioned into the evening, these thunderstorms merged into a mesoscale convective complex (MCS) that moved into east-central Nebraska. This complex found a favorable environment with abundant instability, moist mid-levels, and steep low-level lapse rates, which promoted an area of severe wind gusts, particularly in Boone and Platte counties. Radar imagery from this period also showed a descending rear inflow jet, a feature often associated with strong winds in these types of storms. The impacts of the storm included a measured 61 mph wind gust reported two miles west of St. Edward at 7:40 PM CST, followed by a fire department report of uprooted trees and downed power lines in St. Edward at 7:45 PM CST. The complex continued its eastward path, and a public report from Wisner at 8:42 PM CST noted broken tree limbs measuring six to eight inches in diameter. The storm then moved into western Iowa, with no further reports of damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1282270. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.