High Wind — Rock, Nebraska

2025-12-17 to 2025-12-18 · Rock, Nebraska

Event narrative

Northwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts to around 70 mph were common across Rock County during the late evening hours on December 17th through the early afternoon hours on December 18th. The strongest winds occurred during the morning hours on December 18th. A mesonet site 8 miles north of Bassett recorded a peak wind gust of 73 mph at 700 am CST.

Wider weather episode

Strong northwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with a gusts from 60 to as high as 80 mph occurred across western and north central Nebraska during the mid to late evening hours on December 17th, until the mid afternoon hours on December 18th. Peak wind gusts reached 70 to as high as 80 mph or higher mainly during the morning hours on December 18th. These high winds caused damage across Keith and Lincoln County, with reports of a few roofs blown off, tree damage, and power lines down.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1299098. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.