High Wind in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska

High Wind March 12, 2026 · Scotts Bluff, Nebraska

76 mph

Measured gust (66 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Most observation sites across Scotts Bluff County reported strong wind gusts over 58 MPH late in the morning through the afternoon. Peak wind gust of 76 MPH measured at a Union Pacific Railroad sensor four miles west of the city of Scottsbluff. Scottsbluff Airport measured a peak gust of 68 MPH.

The wider storm

Record breaking winds across southeast Wyoming gradually spread east into the high plains of western Nebraska late in the morning and afternoon on March 12th. Power outages and some minor damage were reported with isolated wind gusts up to 78 MPH.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1317949. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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