Saline storm history

A strong line of severe thunderstorms swept across Saline County, Nebraska, on the morning of August 9th, 2025, producing a swath of damaging straight-line winds, particularly impactful across the northern portion of the county. The damage swath extended from the area around Frie…

Heavy rainfall of 3 to 7 inches across the Big Blue River basin led to minor flooding along the river near Crete. The flooding was even more significant to the south of the river gauge near DeWitt where the entire town was inundated with flooding leading to evacuations. The Big B…

Extremely heavy rainfall of 5 to 10 inches fell along the Turkey Creek basin. This allowed for the creek to swell into moderate flood levels. Flooding along the Creek resulted in numerous rural road closures and significant low-land flooding. The combination of the Turkey Creek a…

Baseball-size hail was reported on the east side of Friend. The hail covered the ground and produced moderate damage to trees and vehicles. Crop damage in some fields was up to 70 percent. Power was out in Friend for several hours. Many homes received roof damage. Some windows we…

No observations within the county. Estimated maximum wind gusts of 58-60 mph based on surrounding observations.

Emergency management report of trees and power lines down.

Mesonet measured wind gust of 59 mph.

Public report received via social media of a large tree branch down on a house near Friend, NE.

Flash flooding struck portions of southeast Nebraska, including northern Saline County, on the morning of September 1, 2025, due to intense thunderstorms. Radar data indicated peak rainfall rates of 2'3 inches per hour, leading to estimated totals ranging from 3 to 6 inches. Thes…

Delayed report from emergency management of roof damage to several structures in Dorchester, NE. Time estimated from radar. Wind speeds were estimated at 80 mph.

Delayed report from emergency management of damage to power lines and pivots flipped south of Dorchester. Time estimated from radar. Wind speeds were estimated at 80 mph.

Personal weather station measured heat index of 116 and 118 degrees.

Personal weather station measured heat index of 105 and 109 degrees.

Public caller reported a funnel cloud to the their south from Highway 7 near Friend, Nebraska.

US Highway 6, and highway 15 in Saline County closed due to blizzard conditions. Several highways, including 15, 74, 41, and others closed in Saline County due to blizzard. Snowfall amounts generally in the 3 to 8 range with wind gusts measured up to 58 mph.

Mesonet station CW7409 measured gust of 58 mph. Personal weather station measured gust of 58 mph.

Public report of a measured 61 mph wind gust from a Kestrel.

Wind chill got as low as -38 in the county.

Interpolation of nearby observations suggests wind chills got as low as -30 in the county.

A max afternoon heat index of 115 degrees was measured by a mesonet site in Friend.

A 63 miles per hour wind gust was measured by a personal weather station.

A CO-OP observer reported a measured wind gust of 59 miles per hour.

Law enforcement reported a power line down and a large tree that had fallen across a road.

A 60 miles per hour wind gust was recorded on a personal weather station. The time of this report was slightly adjusted forward to account for the delay in which the report was received and to better match radar data.

A 59 miles per hour wind gust was measured by a personal weather station.

A 60 miles per hour wind gust was measured by a personal weather station.

A 63 miles per hour wind gust was recorded on a personal weather station.

Straight-line winds that impacted the town of Wilbur just after 2 AM the morning of 5/24 resulted in shingles torn off of a roof and widespread tree damage in the town.

A 62 mph wind gust was measured at a personal weather station. There was another 55 mph wind gust measured at a separate but nearly collocated station at the same time.

The fire department in Friend, Nebraska called the office to report a funnel cloud.

A county official over NAWAS and law enforcement in Saline County reported a funnel cloud 1 mile northwest of Wilber, Nebraska. This funnel cloud was reported to have lasted until 4 miles NNE of Wilber.

Snow squall conditions impacted the county the afternoon of the 18th, followed by several hours of continued blowing and drifting snow. Light snow moved into the county shortly after noon on the 18th. Conditions then rapidly deteriorated as a snow squall moved through the county …

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 in Friend on the morning of th…

An estimated 5 to 7 inches of snow fell across the county from this winter storm. This included public reported snowfall totals of 6 inches in Friend and 5.5 inches in Tobias. Peak wind gusts during this event across the county were estimated to be between 35 and 45 miles per hou…

An estimated 7 to 14 inches of snow fell across the county for this storm. This includes public reports of 14 inches of snow in Daykin, 9 inches of snow in Friend, and 7 inches of snow in Crete. Blowing and drifting snow was noted across the county on the morning of the ninth.

For 7 days, the high temperature 4 miles east-southeast of Crete reached at least 99 for all but August 20. The highest observed temperature was 102 on August 23.

Trained spotter reported 1-inch hail.

Emergency manager reported moderate tree damage and power lines down.

Emergency manager reported moderate tree damage and powerlines down.

Personal weather station measured a peak wind gust of 60 mph.

Trained spotter reported a roof torn off of a hog barn.

A personal weather station measured a peak wind gust of 66 mph.

A personal weather station measured a peak wind gust of 62 mph.

A personal weather station measured a peak wind gust of 81 mph.

Interpolation of area observations show that the county had a heat index near and above 110 for approximately 4 hours.

COOP Observer reported 8.2 inches of snowfall.