High Wind in Garden, Nebraska

Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 60 mph were common across Garden County during the evening hours on December 17th through the mid morning hours on December 18th. The strongest winds occurred during the evening hours on December 17th. A RAWS site near Crescent Lake recorded a peak wind gust of 61 mph at 658 pm MST. A mesonet site 2 miles west of Lewellen also recorded a peak wind gust of 61 mph at 811 pm MST.

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.