Logan storm history

Northwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts to around 75 mph were common across Logan County mainly during the morning hours on December 18th. A mesonet site 3 miles east southeast of Tryon recorded a peak wind gust of 77 mph at 800 am CST.

Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 60 mph were common across Logan County during the morning hours into the mid afternoon hours. A nearby mesonet site 10 miles south southeast of Thedford recorded the highest peak wind gust of 61 mph at 1215 pm CST, while the ne…

Golf ball size hail, possibly larger reported by COOP Observer west of Stapleton.

Baseball size hail reported from COOP Observer.

Severe damage to corn crops in this area.

Measured wind gust of 64 MPH with tree limbs down at this location.

Severe (D2) drought conditions over the eastern quarter of Logan County, improved to moderate (D1) drought by the end of July. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 4.17 inches of precipitation for July. This was 1.10 inches above the normal of 3.07 inches.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over the eastern quarter of Logan County through the end of June. Over far western portions of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions improved to abnormally dry (D0) conditions by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Sta…

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over the eastern quarter of Logan County through the end of May. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions, improved to moderate (D1) drought by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported…

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Logan County through the end of April. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 0.75 inches of precipitation for April. This was 2.03 inches below the normal of 2.78 inches.

Across Logan County, a long duration of dangerous wind chill values of 20 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 to produce…

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Logan County through the end of February. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 0.58 inches of precipitation for February. This was 0.33 inches below the normal of 0.91 inches.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Logan County through the end of January. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 0.36 inches of precipitation for January. This was 0.23 inches below the normal of 0.59 inches.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Logan County through the end of December. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 0.03 inches of precipitation for December. This was 0.65 inches below the normal of 0.68 inches.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Logan County through the end of November. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 1.47 inches of precipitation for the month. This was 0.77 inches above the normal of 0.70 inches.

Abnormally dry (D0) conditions deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions across all of Logan County by the end of October. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 1.27 inches of precipitation for the month. This was 0.54 inches below the normal of 1.81 inches.

Measured on a home weather station.

Public reported 60 MPH wind gusts along with quarter sized hail.

Fire department reports powerlines down, broken windows, and trees down west of Stapleton. Winds estimated at 70 to 80 MPH.

Public reported wind gusts of 60 MPH along with dime sized hail at this location.

A fire developed 7 miles west of Stapleton during the late afternoon hours of February 26. Aided by strong westerly winds, the fire raced east, barely missing the town of Stapleton. The town was evacuated as a precaution, but the fire missed the town. Approximately 7000 acres of …

Across Logan 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 combined to pr…

Northerly winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph at times occurred during the event, causing blizzard conditions. The nearby North Platte ASOS recorded visibilities of a quarter mile or less at times during the afternoon hours on December 25th. Considerable blowing and drifti…

Severe (D2) drought conditions across far northern Logan County, improved to abnormally dry (D0) conditions by the end of October. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 1.04 inches of precipitation for the October. This was 0.77 inches below the normal of 1.81 inches.

Caller reports holes punched in the roof of an outbuilding. Time was estimated from radar.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across far northern Logan County through the end of September. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 1.68 inches of precipitation for the month. This was 0.12 inches below the normal of 1.80 inches.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across far northern Logan County through the end of August. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought and abnormally dry (D0) conditions by the end of the month. The cooperative obse…

A cooperative weather observer reported quarter size hail west of Stapleton.

Stapleton Fire Department reported downed trees in town and large dumpsters moving across the street. Winds were estimated at 70 mph.

Fire department estimated 70 mph winds near Gandy.

Public reported ping pong ball size hail southwest of Stapleton.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Logan County through the end of July. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 5.09 inches of precipitation for July. This was 2.02 inches above the normal of 3.07 inches.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Logan County through the end of June. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 1.78 inches of precipitation for June. This was 2.42 inches below the normal of 4.20 inches.

This tornado touched down in an open field. No damage was observed. Video evidence supports this tornado.

Extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought across all of Logan County by the end of May. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 6.90 inches of precipitation for May. This was 3.44 inches above the normal of 3.46 inches.

Severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions across all of Logan County by the end of April. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 0.20 inches of precipitation for April. This was 2.58 inches below the normal of 2.78 inches.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Logan County through the end of March. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 0.69 inches of precipitation for March. This was 0.67 inches below the normal of 1.36 inches.

Across Logan County, dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the early morning hours on February 23nd through the morning hours on February 23rd. Northerly winds as high as 20 to 35 mph occurred to produce a lowest wind chill of 34 below at the nearby Thedf…

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Logan County through the end of February. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 0.14 inches of precipitation for February. This was 0.77 inches below the normal of 0.91 inches.

A CoCoRaHS observer located 4 miles west southwest of Stapleton reported 20.8 inches of snowfall. The nearby North Platte ASOS reported visibilities of a quarter to a half mile at times from 330 am CST through 2 pm CST on January 18th. Snowfall across Logan County ranged from 17 …

The nearby North Platte ASOS recorded freezing rain during the afternoon and early evening hours followed by snow during the overnight hours into the morning hours of January 3rd. Visibility was as low as a quarter mile at times during the early morning hours. Up to a tenth of an…

Extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of January. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 2.96 inches of precipitation for January. This was 2.37 inches above the normal of 0.59 inches.

Across Logan 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 mph occurr…

Winter storm conditions occurred across Logan County as northwest winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph caused areas of blowing and drifting and visibility of a quarter mile or less at times. A Cooperative Observer 5 miles west of Stapleton reported 2.6 inches of snowfall To…

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across all of Logan County through the end of December. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 0.90 inches of precipitation for December. This was 0.22 inches above the normal of 0.68 inches.

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across all of Logan County through the end of November. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 0.13 inches of precipitation for November. This was 0.57 inches below the normal of 0.70 inches.

Severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions across all of Logan county by the end of October. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 0.59 inches of precipitation for October. This was 1.22 inches below the normal of 1.81 inches.