Thomas storm history

A fire initiated along a trail during the mid afternoon hours of October 2nd in north central portions of the Nebraska National Forest at Halsey. Aided by very strong southerly winds, the fire quickly spread to the north and north northwest consuming the Nebraska 4 H camp. At thi…

Northwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts to as high as 70 mph were common across Thomas County during the late evening hours on December 17th through the morning hours on December 18th. The strongest winds occurred during the late evening hours on December 17th. A mesonet site …

Northwest winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts as high as 60 mph were common across Thomas County during the mid afternoon hours into the mid evening hours. A mesonet site 10 miles south southeast of Thedford recorded a peak wind gust of 59 mph at 705 pm CST.

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

Severe (D2) drought conditions across far southeastern portions of Thomas County, improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of July.

Severe (D2) drought conditions across far eastern and north central portions of Thomas County, improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of June. Over far southeastern portions of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of June.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across far eastern and north central portions of Thomas County through the end of May. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of the month.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Thomas County through the end of April.

Across Thomas County, dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the early morning hours on February 19th and again during the early morning hours February 20th. Although winds remained generally light throughout the event, winds combined to produce a lowest w…

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Thomas County through the end of February.

Across Thomas County, dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the evening hours on January 20th through the early morning hours on January 21st. As winds diminished to light southwest and temperatures fell to 10 to 15 below zero, the winds combined to produ…

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Thomas County through the end of January.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Thomas County through the end of December. The cooperative observer in Purdum reported 0.00 inches of precipitation in December.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Thomas County through the end of November. The cooperative observer in Purdum reported 0.94 inches of precipitation in November.

Abnormally dry (D0) and moderate (D1) drought conditions deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions across all of Thomas County by the end of October. The cooperative observer in Purdum reported 0.63 inches of precipitation in October.

Across Thomas 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 p…

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

Severe (D2) drought conditions over the southern quarter of Thomas County, improved to abnormally dry (D0) conditions by the end of October.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of September across the southern quarter of Thomas County.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of August across the southern quarter of Thomas County. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought by the end of the month.

Thedford / Thomas County Airport AWOS measured a 64 mph wind gust.

Public estimated peak wind gusts around 60 mph.

Public reported hail to quarter size east of Seneca.

Public estimated 60 mph winds near Seneca.

An NWS employee reported hail to quarter size south of Thedford.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of July across most of Thomas County. Over far northeastern portions of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of the month.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of June across all of Thomas County.

Highway 2 partially closed just east of Thedford with water over the road.

Street flooding reported in Thedford.

Extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of May across all of Thomas County.

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over the northern half of Thomas County through the end of April. Across the southern half of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of the month.

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over the northern half of Thomas County through the end of March. Across the southern half of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.

Across Thomas 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 Thedford AW…

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over the northern half of Thomas County through the end of February. Across the southern half of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.

Law enforcement in Thedford reported 20 inches of snowfall. The Thedford AWOS reported visibilities of a quarter to a half mile at times from 730 am MST through 430 pm MST on January 18th. Snowfall across Thomas County ranged from 15 to 20 inches. Northerly winds of 15 to 30 mph …

Law enforcement in Thedford reported 18 inches of snowfall. Total snowfall amounts across Thomas County ranged from 16 to 18 inches. North winds gusting to 30 mph caused blowing and drifting. Most roads became closed with travel not advised during the event.

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over the northern half of Thomas County through the end of January. Across the southern half of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of the month.

Across Thomas 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 occur…

Blizzard conditions occurred across Thomas County as northwest winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph caused widespread blowing and drifting and visibility of a quarter mile or less at times. Total snowfall ranged from 5 to 7 inches. Blizzard conditions began at 10 am CST on …

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over all of Thomas County through the end of December.