Thunderstorm Wind — Frontier, Nebraska

2013-04-08 · near Stockville, Frontier, Nebraska

Event narrative

A bow echo produced straight-line winds that were estimated up to 80 mph for nearly 30 minutes. The wind damage encompassed over 50 square miles in central and northeast Frontier County, in an area from east of Stockville and west of West Canyon Road to the south and west of Eustis. The high winds produced damage at 12 farmsteads. The most extensive damage just north of County Road 741, where two large metal buildings and nine 10 to 15 thousand bushel silos were destroyed. The wind damage included roofs of homes and outbuildings, windows blown out, over 60 center pivot irrigation systems overturned, large tree limbs down and livestock killed. The strong winds took down power lines and snapped 40 power poles, where the McCook Public Power District reported 173 consumers lost power.

Wider weather episode

A warm front lifted north across southwest Nebraska and was the focus for thunderstorms to develop, intensify and produce large hail and damaging winds. Frontier County was hit the hardest by damaging winds estimated up to 80 mph as a thunderstorm bowed out. The high winds produced damage at 12 farmsteads. The most extensive damage occurred just north of County Road 741, where two large buildings and nine silos were destroyed. The wind damage included over 60 center pivot irrigation systems, livestock killed, large tree limbs down and approximately 40 power poles snapped. The McCook Public Power District reported 173 consumers lost power during the storm.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 439632. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.