Eastern Cherry storm history

Severe drought conditions (D2), which began in the month of June, intensified to extreme drought conditions (D3) by the end of the month. Precipitation for July totaled 0.08 inches for Valentine, which was 2nd driest on record and represents a departure form normal precipitation …

Northwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts to as high as 75 mph were common across eastern Cherry County during the evening hours on December 17th through the morning hours on December 18th. The strongest winds occurred during the evening hours on December 17th. The Valentine ASO…

Northwest winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts as high as 62 mph were common across eastern Cherry County during the mid afternoon hours into the mid evening hours. The Valentine ASOS site recorded a peak wind gust of 62 mph at 529 pm CST and a gust to 59 mph at 652 pm CST.

Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 60 mph were common across eastern Cherry County during the morning hours into the mid afternoon hours. A Cooperative Observer near Valentine reported the highest peak wind gust of 72 mph at 1006 am CST.

Severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought over a small portion of southeastern Cherry County in June. The cooperative observer at Valentine Lakes NWR reported 4.78 inches of precipitation in June. This was 0.25 inches above the normal of 4.53 inches. Valent…

Severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought over a small portion of northeastern Cherry County in May. Over southeastern portions of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions deteriorated to severe (D2) drought by the end of May. The cooperative observer a…

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over a small portion of northeastern Cherry County in April. Over southeasternl portions of the county, extreme (D2) drought, improved to moderate (D1) drought by the end of April. The cooperative observer at Valentine Lakes NWR reported 1…

The Valentine ASOS recorded a peak wind gust of 60 mph at 524 pm CST. Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph and gusty occurred across Eastern Cherry County during the late morning, through the afternoon into the evening hours.

Across eastern Cherry 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 t…

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over almost all of eastern Cherry County through the end of February. A small pocket of extreme (D3) drought expanded slightly in the Valentine vicinity by the end of February. The cooperative observer at Valentine Lakes NWR reported 0.40 …

Across eastern Cherry County, dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the morning hours on January 20th through the early morning hours on January 21st. Northwesterly winds as high as 25 to 40 mph during the morning into the afternoon hours on January 20th …

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over almost all of eastern Cherry County through the end of January. A small pocket of extreme (D3) drought continued in the Valentine vicinity through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Valentine Lakes NWR reported 0.27 inc…

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over almost all of eastern Cherry County through the end of December. A small pocket of extreme (D3) drought continued in the Valentine vicinity through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Valentine Lakes NWR reported 0.01 in…

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over most of eastern Cherry County through the end of November. A small pocket of extreme (D3) drought continued in the Valentine vicinity at the end of November. The cooperative observer at Valentine Lakes NWR reported 1.00 inches of prec…

Moderate (D1) drought conditions expanded to severe (D2) drought conditions over all of eastern Cherry County by the end of October. A small pocket of extreme (D3) drought was noted in the Valentine vicinity at the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Valentine Lakes NWR…

Across Eastern Cherry 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 combi…

Northerly winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph at times occurred during the event, causing blizzard conditions. The Valentine ASOS recorded visibilities of a quarter mile or less during the afternoon hours. Considerable blowing and drifting occurred. Total snowfall amounts …

Over southeastern Cherry County, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of July. The cooperative observer at Valentine Lakes NWR reported 4.60 inches of precipitation in July. This was 1.41 inches above the normal of 3.19 inches. At…

Over southeastern Cherry County, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of June. Over portions of east central Cherry County, moderate (D1) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Valentine Lakes NWR reported 4.38 i…

Over far southeastern Cherry County, extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought by the end of May. Over portions of east central Cherry County, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought by the end of the month. Over northeastern portion…

Over far southeastern Cherry County, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of April. Over portions of east central Cherry County, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. Over northeastern portions of the county, moderate (D1) dro…

Over far southeastern Cherry County, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of March. Over portions of east central Cherry County, extreme (D3) drought improved to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of the month. Over northeastern portions of the county,…

Across eastern Cherry County, a long duration of dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the early morning hours on February 22nd until the morning hours on February 24th. Northerly winds as high as 20 to 35 mph occurred during the first half of the event. …

A trained spotter located 1 mile northeast of Valentine reported 8.3 inches of snowfall. Snowfall amounts across eastern Cherry County ranged from 5 to 9 inches. Northerly winds of 25 to 35 mph caused considerable blowing and drifting. Travel was not advised during the event.

Over southeastern Cherry County, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of February. Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over a small portion of east central Cherry County through the end of the month. Across northeastern Cherry County, severe (D2) drought…

The official NWS snow observer in Valentine reported 8 inches of snowfall. The Valentine ASOS reported visibilities of a quarter mile from 930 am CST through 130 pm CST on January 18th. Snowfall across eastern Cherry County ranged from 8 to 12 inches. Northerly winds of 15 to 25 …

The official NWS observation at Valentine reported 14.5 inches of snowfall. Total snowfall amounts across eastern Cherry County ranged from 12 to 15 inches. North winds gusting to 30 mph caused blowing and drifting. Most roads became closed during the event.

Over far southeastern Cherry County, exceptional (D4) drought conditions improved to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of January. Over northeastern Cherry county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Valentin…

Across eastern Cherry County, a long duration of dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the early afternoon hours on January 21st and continued until the early morning hours on January 24th. Northerly winds as high as 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 m…

Blizzard conditions occurred across eastern Cherry County as northwest winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph caused widespread blowing and drifting and visibility of a quarter mile or less at times. Snowfall amounts ranged from 6 to 14 inches. The official snow observer in V…

Over far southeastern Cherry County, exceptional (D4) and extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of December. Over northeastern Cherry county, extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of the month. The cooperative ob…

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across most of eastern Cherry County through the end of November. Over southeastern Cherry County extreme (D3) drought conditions deteriorated to exceptional (D4) drought by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Valentine Lake…

Severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions over all of eastern Cherry county by the end of October. The cooperative observer at Valentine Lakes NWR reported 0.11 inches of precipitation in October. This was 1.52 inches below the normal of 1.63 …

With the exception of east central and southeastern Cherry county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of September. Across east central and southeastern Cherry county, severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end …

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over eastern Cherry county through the end of August. The cooperative observer at Valentine Lakes National Wildlife Refuge reported 2.15 inches of precipitation in August. This was 0.48 inches below the normal of 2.63 inches. At Valentine,…

Severe drought (D2) was expanded northward to Valentine, the Niobrara Valley, and essentially the eastern half of the county during the July 19 drought monitor update. Previously, northeast Cherry County was designated as D1.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over southeastern Cherry county in June. The cooperative observer at Valentine Lakes National Wildlife Refuge reported 0.46 inches of precipitation in June. This was 4.07 inches below the normal of 4.53 inches. At Valentine, 1.53 inches of…

A non-thunderstorm wind gust of 60 MPH was measured at the Valentine Airport.

Severe (D2) drought conditions over all of eastern Cherry county improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions in northeastern Cherry county in May. Across southeastern Cherry county severe (D2) drought conditions remained in place through May. The cooperative observer at Valentin…

The Valentine ASOS recorded a peak wind gust of 64 mph at 326 pm CST. Strong northwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with occasional gusts to around 60 mph occurred across Eastern Cherry County during the morning and afternoon hours.

The Valentine ASOS recorded a peak wind gust of 61 mph at 626 am CST. Strong northwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts to around 60 mph occurred across eastern Cherry County during the early morning through mid morning hours.

Severe (D2) drought conditions continued across all of eastern Cherry county in April. The cooperative observer at Valentine Lakes National Wildlife Refuge reported 2.55 inches of precipitation in April. This was 0.07 inches below the normal of 2.62 inches. At the Valentine Airpo…

Severe (D2) drought conditions developed over the eastern third of Cherry county by the end of March. At the Valentine Airport, 0.25 inches of precipitation fell in March. This was 0.76 inches below the normal of 1.01 inches. The cooperative station at Valentine Lakes National Wi…

Temperatures from 5 below to near 10 below zero combined with north winds of 20 to 30 mph to produce dangerous wind chills from 30 below to near 40 below zero across eastern Cherry County. A mesonet site near Valentine recorded dangerous wind chills as low as 38 below zero during…

The Valentine ASOS recorded a peak wind gust of 61 mph at 529 pm CST. These high winds were common across eastern Cherry County during the mid afternoon to early evening hours.

A trained spotter located near Valentine measured 11.5 inches of snowfall. Snowfall amounts from 8 to 12 inches occurred across the northern half of eastern Cherry County. Winds were northeasterly at 10 to 15 mph, which limited blowing and drifting.

The Valentine ASOS recorded a peak wind gust of 60 mph at 303 am CST. West winds continued through the day at 30 to 45 mph with gusts over 50 mph at times.

The Valentine ASOS recorded a peak wind gust of 68 mph at 145 pm CST. Across eastern Cherry County, strong west wind of 30 to 45 mph with gusts near 70 mph turned northwest during the passage of a strong cold front.

A CoCoRaHS Observer located 1 mile north northeast of Valentine reported 10.6 inches of snowfall. East northeast winds of 20 to 35 mph combined with moderate to heavy snowfall to produce winter storm conditions across eastern Cherry County beginning during the afternoon continuin…