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Thunderstorm Wind in Greeley County, Nebraska

Thunderstorm Wind July 12, 2004 · Greeley County, Nebraska

89 mph
Estimated gust (77 kt)
$3.5M
Damage as recorded
$3.5M
Crop damage

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A severe thunderstorm produced 90 mph winds and large hail across Greeley county. Widespread property and crop damage was reported.

The wider storm

A large severe thunderstorm took aim on a portion of south-central Nebraska and produced a tornado and extensive property and crop damage due to hail and high winds. The thunderstorm initially ripped across Greeley county. Damage was noted throughout almost the entire county. Of note, hangers at the Greeley Airport sustained damage, a large grain bin at the County Partners Co-op collapsed, pivots were overturned and windows broken out and roofs damaged. A communications tower west of Wolbach was toppled. The tower had withstood 42 years of Nebraska weather before collapsing during this storm. Flooding was reported in southeast Greeley county near Wolbach.In Howard county, a brief tornado west of St. Paul destroyed a couple of grain bins. North of town, a tree fell into the living room of one house. Tree and property damage was widespread throughout St. Paul. To the west, large hail was reported in Sherman and Buffalo counties. Crop damage was heavy in many locations. A 60 mph wind was recorded at the Central Nebraska Regional Airport near Grand Island before the thunderstorm dissipated.

Began near Countywide (41.5667, -98.5000).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5411070. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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