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Wind in Dawes County, Nebraska
272 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 272 wind events in Dawes County, Nebraska, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 57 years.
July is the busiest month, with 63 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 155 events against 24 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.6% of the 17,319 wind events recorded in Nebraska; its 19.5 per 100 square miles compares with 22.5 statewide.
214 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 23 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 | Dawes County | Nebraska | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 272 | 17,319 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 19.5 | 22.5 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 333.8 | 88.2 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 12 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
6Feb
8Mar
19Apr
17May
27Jun
58Jul
63Aug
47Sep
6Oct
10Nov
7Dec
4
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 200 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 272. 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 | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Feb 2026 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jan 2026 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Jan 2026 | High Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Nov 2025 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Feb 2025 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2024 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Apr 2024 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Dec 2022 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Nov 2022 | High Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Oct 2021 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2021 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Dec 2020 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Oct 2020 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 83 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2017 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Mar 2017 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Mar 2017 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Mar 2017 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Mar 2017 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Nov 2016 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Nov 2016 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Oct 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 84 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 104 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Feb 2016 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Feb 2016 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Feb 2016 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Feb 2016 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Feb 2016 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Nov 2015 | High Wind | 78 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Nov 2015 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2015 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Apr 2015 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Aug 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jan 2014 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Oct 2013 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Sep 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2013 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 May 2013 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Mar 2013 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Mar 2013 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Mar 2013 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Mar 2013 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2006 | High Wind | 76 mph | $40K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $100K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 6 May 1999 | High Wind | 61 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Apr 1999 | High Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Jul 1997 | High Wind | 56 mph | $3K | $3K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Aug 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Sep 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 98 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 98 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 1972 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1972 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1968 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1965 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 1964 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 1964 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1964 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1964 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 1963 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1963 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1963 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 1962 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 1961 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1961 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1961 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 1957 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Dawes County had?
272 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 Dawes County?
9 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 72 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Dawes County?
The thunderstorm wind of 22 Jul 2010, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $300K.
How does Dawes County compare with Nebraska for wind?
19.5 events per 100 square miles against 22.5 statewide; the county holds 272 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.