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High Wind in Perkins, Nebraska

High Wind March 15, 2026 · Perkins, Nebraska

60 mph
Measured gust (52 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 Perkins County during the early morning hours into the mid afternoon hours. A mesonet site 1 mile east of Grant recorded a peak wind gust of 60 mph at 813 am MST. The nearby Imperial ASOS recorded a peak wind gust of 60 mph at 545 am and 955 am MST.

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 1317920. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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