High Wind in Hitchcock, Nebraska

High Wind January 15, 2026 · Hitchcock, Nebraska

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A personal weather station at 1 WNW Culbertson recorded wind gust of 57 and 58 mph. A personal weather station in Trenton recorded a wind gust of 56 mph. A dead tree was uprooted in Trenton.

The wider storm

A strong cold front moved through southwest Nebraska on the evening of the 15th. Multiple wind gusts ranging from 55 mph - 63 mph were recorded.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1309444. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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