High Wind in Lincoln, Nebraska

High Wind March 15, 2026 · Lincoln, Nebraska

63 mph

Measured gust (55 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 50 mph or higher were common across Lincoln County during the morning hours into the mid afternoon hours. The North Platte ASOS recorded a peak wind gust of 63 mph at 1107 am CST.

The wider storm

Strong northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with a gusts to around 60 mph occurred across west central, southwest, and central Nebraska during the early morning hours until the early afternoon hours on March 15th. Peak wind gusts reached 60 mph or higher at the Imperial, Broken Bow and North Platte ASOS stations.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1317917. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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