Gage storm history

Lightning struck and killed a 14 year-old female during a pick-up soccer game. Three others were injured, one seriously.

Snow, mostly light, combined with northwest winds which increased to 25 to 45 mph with an occasional gust around 45mph. The snow and strong winds caused widespread blowing and drifting snow and poor visibilities and blizzard conditions were reached for a while on the 14th as visi…

Law enforcement report of a road littered with bricks and debris from a building that was damaged by a fire during the previous spring. Winds were estimated at 55-60 mph.

KBIE AWOS measured heat index up to 110 degrees with a minimum heat index of 76 degrees through the period. Personal weather station measured heat index of 110, 114 and 119 degrees.

On the late morning and afternoon of July 21st, 2025, rounds of heavy rainfall repeatedly moved through central Gage County, Nebraska. Rain fell at an estimated rate of 2.5 to 3.5 inches per hour, with total rainfall reaching 3 to 5 inches, according to radar estimates. Several r…

Rainfall report received via social media of 2.50 inches of rain on the north side of Beatrice, NE.

Personal weather station report of 2.25 inches of rain.

Personal weather station report of 3.14 inches of rain.

Personal weather station report of 2.53 inches of rain.

Public report of 3.60 inches of rainfall with rain still ongoing.

D2 (severe) drought conditions were in place for one week (July 15th-22nd), with D1 (moderate) persisting outside of that week. Observers at Beatrice 1N, Adams, and Barneston 0.3 N recorded 6.41, 6.21, and 5.17 inches of precipitation for the month, respectively. These values wer…

KBIE AWOS measured heat index up to 104 degrees with a minimum heat index of 78 degrees through the period. Personal weather station measured heat index of 109 degrees.

Highway 41 and 4 are closed due to blizzard conditions across northern and western Gage County. Snowfall amounts generally in the 1 to 3 range with wind gusts measured up to 60 mph.

Personal weather station measured gust of 60 mph. KBIE ASOS measured sustained winds of over 40 mph for at least one hour at 1615Z.

AWOS KBIE measured 64 mph wind gust. Law enforcement estimated 70 mph wind gust with visibility down to 100 yards on Highway 77 and 41.

Public reported measured wind gust of 58 mph.

General snowfall amounts of 1 inch throughout the county. KBIE AWOS reported 1/2 mile visibility from 17:35 CST through 20:55 CST. Surrounding conditions supporting blizzard criteria. Wind gusts up to 55 mph.

KBIE measured sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph for over an hour, with wind gusts up to 55 mph.

Wind chill got as low as -36 in the county.

The office received snowfall reports of 5 in the county from the public. The heaviest snowfall was estimated across the eastern portion of the county.

The office received a public report in Beatrice of 5 inches of snow at 11:30 am on the 5th. Snow continued to fall through the afternoon hours and into the evening on the 5th. Though there were no direct snowfall reports from far southern Gage county, given its proximity to surro…

Afternoon highs in the low 100s and dew points in the upper 60s and low 70s brought two afternoons of excessive heat to Gage County. The afternoon of the 25th, a 110 degree heat index was observed at the Beatrice AWOS. The following afternoon, a 115 degree heat index was observed…

A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail.

Emergency management reported a funnel cloud.

A combination of hot temperatures and high dew points brought excessive heat during the afternoon hours. Heat indices climbed as high as 113 degrees for portions of the county.

Heat indices up to 114 impacted portions of the county for a few hours during the afternoon.

A trained spotter called to report a funnel extending nearly half-way to the ground. Several photos were also sent via social media from this spotter and another public account, along with photos relayed from emergency management.

A 62 miles per hour wind gust was recorded by a personal weather station.

A 66 miles per hour wind gust was measured by the AWOS station at the Beatrice Municipal Airport.

Emergency Management reported a 72 miles per hour wind gust that was recorded northeast of Harbine.

A max heat index of 111 was observed at the Beatrice AWOS.

A 68 miles per hour wind gust was measured by a personal weather station.

The office received several reports of hail from trained spotters in the Odell area. Hail stones range from quarter to golf ball-sized with this storm.

The office received a delayed report from the public of hail ranging from 1 to 1.5 inches in diameter.

Wind chills across the county dropped under 35 degrees below zero every night during the duration of this event. The coldest wind chills were felt on January 13th and 14th. The coldest recorded wind chill in the county was minus 40 degrees, observed at the Beatrice Municipal Airp…

An estimated 3 to 5 inches of snow fell across the county from this winter storm. These snowfall estimates used public reports received from adjacent counties. Peak wind gusts were estimated to be between 35 and 40 miles per hour. This included a 38 mile per hour wind gust observ…

An estimated 7 to 13 inches of snow fell across the county for this winter storm. This includes 11 inches of snow reported in Beatrice, and another storm total snow report of 13.5 inches in Lewiston. Blowing and drifting snow was reported across the county the morning of the 9th.

The office received a public report of tree limbs broken 2 miles north of Beatrice, Nebraska.

For 7 days, the high temperature was above 103 for all but August 20. The highest observed temperature was 107 on August 19. The peak heat index reached at least 110 for the first 5 days and reached 105 on August 24 and August 25. The highest calculated heat index was a 120 on Au…

Public reported 1.5-inch hail.

Public reported 1-inch hail.