High Wind in Dawes, Nebraska

High Wind February 17, 2026 · Dawes, Nebraska

63 mph

Measured gust (55 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

ASOS station KCDR 5 miles west of Chadron gusted 60 mph at 3:49 PM on February 17th. This was the first gust recorded for this zone.

RAWS Mesonet station HRSN1 7 miles south of Chadron gusted 63 mph at 4:22 PM on February 17th. This was the final and highest gust recorded for this zone.

The wider storm

A widespread high wind event occurred across the entire CWA from the 16th through the 17th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1312787. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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