Brown storm history

Severe drought conditions (D2), which began the month of June, intensified to extreme drought conditions (D3) by the end of the month. Pastures that make up close to 78 percent of the land use in Brown County (2007 Census USDA) was rated 69% poor or very poor. The lack of rain li…

Northwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts to as high as 70 mph were common across Brown County during the evening hours on December 17th through the early afternoon hours on December 18th. The strongest winds occurred during the late evening hours on December 17th and again duri…

Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts to near 60 mph were common across Brown County during the morning hours into the mid afternoon hours. The Ainsworth AWOS site recorded sustained winds of 40 mph between 1000 am CST and 1100 am CST with a peak wind gust of 56 mph at 1015 …

Golf ball sized hail reported in Ainsworth.

Ping pong size hail and 50 mph winds at this location.

Thunderstorm wind gusts, estimated at 80 MPH sheared off multiple tree limbs up to 8 inches in diameter.

Severe thunderstorms producing several wet microbursts, led to violent winds in Ainsworth. Wind gusts, estimated at around 100 MPH, uprooted several mature trees in and around Ainsworth. Other mature trees were snapped above ground level. Numerous reports of power lines down, one…

Wet microbursts with wind speeds estimated up to 95 MPH, led to severe tree damage along highway 20 from approximately 3 miles east of Ainsworth to just north of Long Pine. There were several cases of mature-soft and hard wood trees heavily damaged along this line. Tree limbs up …

Tornado was a brief touchdown and occurred over open terrain. No damage was reported.

Tornado briefly touched down over open terrain. No damage reported.

Tornado briefly touched down in an open field. No damage reported.

Over far southern portions of Brown County, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) conditions by the end of May. The cooperative observer at Ainsworth reported 5.46 inches of precipitation in May. This was 1.66 inches above the normal of 3.80 inches.

Fire initiated during the early afternoon hours of April 21st. Aided by gusty southerly winds, the fire tracked north consuming approximately 24000 acres of grass and timberland. The fire tracked through several canyons, making control of the fire difficult. By the time the fire …

Thunderstorm wind gust of 62 MPH measured at this location.

Drought conditions continued to improve in April across most of Brown County. Over far southern portions of the county, severe (D2) drought persisted, however over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of the mont…

Across Brown County, a long duration of dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the early morning hours on January 18th through the early morning hours on February 20th. Although winds remained generally light throughout the event, winds combined to produce…

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Brown County through the end of February. The cooperative observer at Elsmere 9ENE reported 0.68 inches of precipitation in February. This was 0.12 inches below the normal of 0.80 inches. The cooperative observer at Ainsworth…

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Brown County through the end of January. The cooperative observer at Elsmere 9ENE reported 0.10 inches of precipitation in January. This was 0.44 inches below the normal of 0.54 inches. The cooperative observer at Ainsworth r…

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Brown County through the end of December. The cooperative observer at Elsmere 9ENE reported 0.09 inches of precipitation in December. This was 0.62 inches below the normal of 0.71 inches. The cooperative observer at Ainsworth…

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Brown County through the end of November. The cooperative observer at Elsmere 9ENE reported 1.11 inches of precipitation in November. This was 0.33 inches above the normal of 0.78 inches. The cooperative observer at Ainsworth…

Moderate (D1) drought conditions deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions across all of Brown County by the end of October. The cooperative observer at Elsmere 9ENE reported 0.90 inches of precipitation in October. This was 0.89 inches below the normal of 1.79 inches. The c…

Law enforcement reported a tornado 8 miles west of Ainsworth, tracking to the southeast. No damage was reported.

Hail lasted for 10 minutes at this location.

Emergency management reports washed out roads along Hidden Paradise Area on the southwest side of Long Pine. There was a mudslide along a hillside in the Hidden Paradise Area which knocked down a tree and led to a washout on Paradise road. Long Pine Creek was reported at bank ful…

Across Brown County, a long duration of dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the evening hours on January 12th through the morning hours on January 16th. Northerly winds as high as 20 to 35 mph occurred at times during the event. The winds combined to pr…

Northerly winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph at times occurred during the event, causing blizzard conditions with visibility of a quarter mile or less at times. Considerable blowing and drifting occurred. General public in Ainsworth reported on social media blizzard condi…

Over far southern Brown County, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate drought conditions by the end of September. The cooperative observer at Ainsworth reported 3.26 inches of precipitation for September. This was 0.70 inches above the normal of 2.56 inches. The coo…

Over the southern third of Brown county, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of August. Over far southern Brown County, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Ainsworth …

Public reported hail measuring 2.25 inches in diameter lasting approximately five minutes north of Brewster.

A trained spotter reported quarter size hail southwest of Johnstown.

Public estimated quarter size hail southwest of Long Pine.

Public estimated 60 mph wind gusts south of Ainsworth.