High Wind in Burt, Nebraska

KTQE ASOS station measured wind gust of 58 mph at the Tekamah airport.

On March 12, 2026, strong non-thunderstorm wind gusts impacted eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa. A surface low pressure system drifting across the U.S.-Canada border pushed an associated cold front through the region during the late afternoon hours, resulting in strong cold air advection behind the system. This thermal profile promoted deep boundary layer mixing, allowing localized areas to tap into a 55 to 70 knot flow aloft and transfer higher momentum to the surface. While much of eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa measured widespread wind gusts in the 48 to 56 mph range, localized deeper mixing produced higher localized gusts. Notably, a severe wind gust of 58 mph was recorded by the ASOS at the Tekamah Airport (KTQE) at 7:16 PM CST.