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Wind in Custer County, Nebraska
354 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
NCEI records 354 wind events in Custer County, Nebraska, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 58 years.
July is the busiest month, with 101 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 228 events against 65 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 2% of the 17,319 wind events recorded in Nebraska; its 13.7 per 100 square miles compares with 22.5 statewide.
275 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 42 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with Nebraska
| Measure | Custer County | Nebraska | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 354 | 17,319 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 13.7 | 22.5 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 338.4 | 88.2 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 12 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
4Feb
4Mar
10Apr
24May
45Jun
93Jul
101Aug
36Sep
15Oct
12Nov
5Dec
5
Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
The 191 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 354. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 72 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Nov 2025 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Oct 2021 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2020 | High Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Jun 2020 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Oct 2019 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jan 2019 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Oct 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Sep 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 105 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $80K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 87 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 82 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | $80K | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $100K | $25K | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2010 | High Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | $5K | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $350K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 24 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $3K | $5K | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | $5K | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $25K | $5K | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $220K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 1997 | High Wind | — | — | $20K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Oct 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 1996 | High Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Jul 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1965 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1964 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 1963 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1961 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 1960 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 1958 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 1958 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 1956 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Custer County had?
354 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Custer County?
9 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 71 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Custer County?
The thunderstorm wind of 9 Aug 2003, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $350K.
How does Custer County compare with Nebraska for wind?
13.7 events per 100 square miles against 22.5 statewide; the county holds 354 of the state's 17,319 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.