Thunderstorm Wind — Johnson, Nebraska

2021-07-10 · near Tecumseh Arpt, Johnson, Nebraska

Event narrative

Personal weather station measured a peak wind gust of 60 mph.

Wider weather episode

A line of storms that developed over western Nebraska and South Dakota moved into a highly unstable airmass with 2500-3000 J/kg MLCAPE leading to widespread wind damage across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. The Omaha Airport (Eppley Airfield) record a peak wind gust of 96 mph. According to the Omaha Public Power District, nearly 200,000 customers were without power.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 966908. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.