High Wind in Sheridan, Nebraska
High Wind March 12, 2026 · Sheridan, Nebraska
What the National Weather Service wrote
Westerly winds as high as 40 to 50 mph with gusts near 70 mph occurred across Sheridan County during the morning hours through the afternoon hours. The Gordon AWOS recorded a peak wind gust of 66 mph at 255 pm MST. The nearby Alliance ASOS recorded a peak wind gust of 71 mph at 241 pm MST.
The wider storm
Deep surface low pressure over the Northern Plains caused high winds across western Nebraska during the morning hours into the afternoon hours on March 12th. Strong westerly winds as high as 40 to 50 mph with gusts near 70 mph occurred. The highest wind gust recorded was 69 mph at a mesonet site near Lewellen.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1317998. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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