Gosper storm history

A large and historic wildfire tore across parts of Gosper and Furnas counties on this Thursday afternoon-evening, remaining in the regional news headlines for several days while being gradually contained. Fueled by a nasty combination of extreme dryness and severe north-northwest…

The combination of a passing synoptic cold front and an outflow boundary from convection well to the north produced wind gusts over 60 MPH at times. Wind gusts were estimated to be near 70 MPH by the NWS Cooperative Observer located eight miles south of Elwood, with large tree li…

The combination of a passing synoptic cold front and an outflow boundary from convection well to the north produced wind gusts over 50 MPH at times. These wind gusts along with the dry conditions across the area resulted in widespread blowing dust, at times dropping visibility to…

Snowfall amounts ranged from 2 to 5 inches. The highest reported totals included 4.0 inches from six miles south-southeast of Lexington and 3.5 inches from eight miles south of Elwood. This snow, combined with the strong northerly winds, resulted in widespread white-out condition…

Wind gusts anywhere from 55 to near 70 MPH were common across the area, based off of surrounding observations.

Peak wind gusts were based to be near 60 MPH, based on surrounding area observations.

Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 6 inch range, with the highest reported total of 6.2 inches from the NWS Cooperative Observer at the Canaday Power Plant, located six miles south-southeast of Lexington.

Some of the coldest wind chills of the event were recorded across the county, including -38 degrees by a Nebraska Mesonet station located two miles east of Smithfield.

Snowfall totals across the county generally ranged from a dusting to around 3 inches.

Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 5 inch range, with the highest reported total of 4.5 inches from the NWS Cooperative Observer at the Canaday Power Plate located 6 miles south-southeast of Lexington.

Storm total amounts generally in the 2 to 4 inch range were reported across the county.

Wind gusts estimated to be near 60 MPH resulted in some minor tree damage in Elwood.

Wind gusts were estimated to be as high as 75 MPH. These winds resulted in blowing dust and reductions in visibility down to one-quarter of a mile at times. Tree damage was reported at their home.

Wind gusts estimated to be near 60 MPH resulted in a few downed tree limbs up to 3 inches in diameter.

A wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located six miles west-southwest of Bertrand.

Frequent gusts of 50 to 60 MPH occurred based on surrounding area observations.

Frequent gusts of 50 to 60 MPH occurred based on surrounding area observations.

Measured and estimated snowfall totals ranged from 2 to 6 inches.

Snowfall amounts ranged from 1 to 4 inches across the county.

A Nebraska Mesonet site located two miles east of Smithfield recorded wind chills of -39 at 8:20 AM on January 13th and -34 at 1:10 AM on January 14th.

Snow amounts of 1 to 4 inches fell across the county. A total of 2.0 inches was measured by the NWS Cooperative Observer at the Canada Power Station, located six miles south-southeast of Lexington.

Snowfall amounts ranged from 2 to 4 inches across the county, partially based off totals from surrounding counties. Local totals included 2.7 inches, reported by the NWS Cooperative Observer located eight miles south of Elwood, and 2.0 inches, reported by the NWS Cooperative Obse…

Snowfall amounts of mainly 2-6 inches blanketed the county. A total of 3.5 inches was reported by the NWS Cooperative Observer eight miles south of Elwood.

Snowfall totals ranged from 1 to 3 inches, with the highest amounts occurring in northern portions of the county.

Hail up to the size of quarters was accompanied by wind gusts estimated to be near 50 MPH.

Report of a flipped irrigation pivot relayed from social media via broadcast media.

A wind gust of 71 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles northeast of Smithfield. A report via social media noted tree limbs as large as 4 to 6 inches in diameter downed in the Bertrand area.

A wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles south of Johnson Lake.

Storm total snow amounts were estimated to be between 2 and 4 inches across the county, with the highest amounts focused over far southeastern portions of the county. A total of 3.5 inches was measured by the NWS Cooperative Observer eight miles south of Elwood.