Harlan storm history

The line of thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts up near 80 MPH continued into Harlan County. Damage was reported in the Alma, Republican City and Harlan County Dam areas. Large tree limbs near 8 to 12 inches in diameter were downed. On the south side of Harlan County Lake near…

A wind gust of 61 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles west of Republican City.

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 anywhere from 3 to 7 inches. The highest reported totals included 5.0 inches from Harlan County Lake and Stamford, as well as 4.0 inches from Orleans. This snow, combined with the strong northerly winds, resulted in widespread white-out conditions.

Wind gusts anywhere from 55 to near 70 MPH were common across the area. The peak measured wind gust for the county was 64 MPH, measured by a mesonet station located six miles west-southwest of Ragan.

The peak measured wind gust was 60 MPH, recorded by mesonet stations located four miles southeast of Huntley and six miles west-southwest of Ragan.

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

A wind gust of 66 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located six miles east-southeast of Oxford.

A wind gust of 62 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located seven miles south-southwest of Alma.

Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 6 inch range, with the highest reported total of 6.6 inches from the NWS Cooperative Observer located one mile west of Orleans.

Snowfall totals across the county generally ranged from 1 to 4 inches, with the highest totals located across northern portions of the county.

Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 5 inch range, with the highest reported total of 4.6 inches from the NWS Cooperative Observer located one mile west of Orleans.

Storm total amounts generally in the 1 to 4 inch range were reported across the county.

Wind gusts estimated to be near 70 MPH caused damage to irrigation piping and a power pole in the area.

A wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located seven miles south-southeast of Stamford.

A wind gust of 64 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located one mile east-southeast of Harlan County Dam.

A wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles north-northwest of Alma.

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

A wind gust of 62 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles north-northwest of Alma, in stratiform rain well behind the main line of thunderstorms.

A wind gust of 65 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles north-northwest of Alma.

A wind gust of 60 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located seven mile southwest of Alma and by several mesonets in the Huntley area. A wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located six miles east-southeast of Oxford.

A wind gust of 61 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located six miles east-northeast of Oxford.

Measured and estimated snowfall totals ranged from 2 to 5 inches.

Snowfall amounts ranged from 1 to 3 inches across the county.

Wind chill values of -30 to -45 were common, based on area observations.

Snow amounts of 1 to 3 inches fell across the county. A total of 2.0 inches was measured by the NWS Cooperative Observer located one mile west of Orleans. A social media report of an estimated 1 to 2 inches came from the Alma area.

Snowfall amounts ranged from 3 to 6 inches across the county, partially based off totals from surrounding counties. Local totals included 5.3 inches, reported by the NWS Cooperative Observer located one miles west of Orleans, and 5.0 inches, reported by the NWS Cooperative Observ…

Snowfall amounts of mainly 3-6 inches blanketed the county. A total of 6.0 inches was reported by the NWS Cooperative Observer located at the Harlan County Dam and 5.5 inches was reported by the NWS Cooperative Observer near Orleans.

A snowfall total of 5.0 inches was reported via Facebook from Republican City.

A wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located two miles north-northeast of Huntley.

A wind gust of 73 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located five miles south-southwest of Atlanta.

A wind gust of 67 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located four miles northwest of Huntley.

Wind gusts estimated to be near 65 MPH resulted in tree damage in Alma, including several large downed limbs.

A cluster of thunderstorms sliding east just north of the Nebraska-Kansas state line produced widespread severe weather across central and southern portions of Harlan County. Hail generally up to the size of golf balls was reported across this area, though isolated larger hail al…

A cluster of thunderstorms sliding east just north of the Nebraska-Kansas state line produced widespread severe weather across central and southern portions of Harlan County. Hail generally up to the size of golf balls was reported across this area, though isolated larger hail al…

Hail up to the size of half dollars was reported in the area.