High Wind in Grant, Nebraska

High Wind March 12, 2026 · Grant, Nebraska

63 mph

Measured gust (55 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Westerly winds as high as 40 to 50 mph with gusts near 65 mph occurred across Grant County during the morning hours through the afternoon hours. A nearby mesonet site 5 miles north northeast of Lakeside recorded a peak wind gust of 63 mph at 103 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 1318003. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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