Dawes storm history

Brief periods of strong gusty winds were observed across parts of Dawes County. Peak gust of 71 MPH observed at Chadron Airport.

The Chadron ASOS at the Chadron Airport (KCDR) 5 miles west of Chadron reported a wind gust of 59 mph at 10:41pm on November 24th.

ASOS station at Chadron Chadron Airport.

KCDR gusted 51 kts at 720pm.

KCDR reported a wind gust of 63 mph with sustained winds around 40 mph at the time.

Trained spotter reported ping pong ball sized hail just west of Chadron Nebraska.

Reported at Chadron Airport ASOS station.

Report from Kings Canyon RAWS site.

Trained spotter reported quarter sized hail.

Chadron Airport reported a wind gust of 58 MPH AT 8:57 PM.

Quarter-size hail reported by the public on social media.

Chadron ASOS reported a few gusts between 60 to 62 mph.

Local radio manager for KCSR reported a storm total of 8.3 inches of snow in Chadron Nebraska.

Wind gusts of 54 to 58 MPH were recorded and observed in and around Chadron Nebraska.

Peak gust of 62 mph occurred at the Chadron ASOS (KCDR) 5 miles west of Chadron at 12:07 PM on February 25th. Multiple other gusts between 60 and 65 mph were reported in this zone.

Overnight low temperatures fell to between -20 F and -25 F in Dawes County from 2/18 through 2/20. The combination of cold temperatures and gusty winds resulted in a prolonged period of extreme wind chills under -30 F. Minimum observed wind chill values reached -47 F at the Chadr…

Overnight low temperatures fell to between -15 F and -20 F across Dawes County from 1/20 into 1/21, with daytime highs generally remaining under 5 F during the afternoon on 1/20. The cold temperatures combined with gusty winds resulted in a prolonged period of extreme wind chills…

Wind gust of 59 MPH reported at Chadron ASOS, 4 miles west of Chadron Nebraska.

Chadron Airport ASOS station (KCDR) measured wind gust.

RAWS mesonet station Kings Canyon (HRSN1) measured wind gust 7 miles south of Chadron.

Chadron Airport ASOS station (KCDR) measured maximum wind gust.

A trained weather spotter reported wind gusts up to 60 MPH.

The Chadron Airport ASOS recorded a wind gust to 61 MPH.

The public reported golf ball sized hail 18 miles N of Hemingford.

Chadron Airport ASOS station (KCDR) measured maximum wind gust.

Chadron ASOS (KCDR) located 5 miles west of Chadron Nebraska reported this peak wind gust.

A second wave of extreme cold occurred across Dawes County from 1/15 through 1/16, with minimum observed air temperatures ranging from -15 F to -20 F. The cold temperatures combined with gusty winds resulted in a prolonged period of extreme wind chills under -35 F. Minimum observ…

Overnight low temperatures fell to between -20 F and -25 F across Dawes County from 1/12 into 1/13, with daytime highs generally remaining under -10 F during the afternoon on 1/13. The cold temperatures combined with gusty winds resulted in a prolonged period of extreme wind chil…

An estimated 2 to 5 inches of snow fell across Dawes County, per multiple data sources.

Numerous COOP, CoCoRaHS, and spotter reports of 9 to 16 inches of snowfall near Chadron. Highest report of 16.5 inches was from 11 miles south of Chadron along the Pine Ridge.

Report of 6.0 inches received from spotter 8 miles southwest of Chadron.

The public reported ping-pong ball sized hail 13 miles NW of Hemingford.

Trained spotter reported slightly larger than golf ball sized hail.

Social media picture of golf ball sized hail.

Spotter reported quarter sized hail 11 miles north of Crawford.

Spotter reported hail ranging from pea sized to quarter size.

Social media report of golf ball sized hail in Whitney.

Hail reported by spotter 5 miles north northwest of Chadron. Quarters to half dollar size reported.

Quarter sized hail reported by spotter 4 miles east southeast of Chadron. Lasted one minute.

Report received of dented cars and 1.25 inch hail.

Report from public received on Facebook of ping pong ball sized hail north side of Chadron.

Quarter sized hail reported 1 mile west of Chadron.

Chadron Airport ASOS station KCDR measured maximum wind gust.

Quarter sized hail was reported 9 miles WNW of Whitney.

Quarter sized hail was reported in the city of Chadron.

Quarter sized hail was reported 3 miles S of Chadron.

The Emergency Manager for Chadron State College reported at least 18 inches of storm total snowfall in the city of Chadron.