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Wind in Dawson County, Nebraska
332 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 332 wind events in Dawson County, Nebraska, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 57 years.
July is the busiest month, with 73 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 207 events against 86 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.9% of the 17,319 wind events recorded in Nebraska; its 32.8 per 100 square miles compares with 22.5 statewide.
255 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 35 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 | Dawson County | Nebraska | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 332 | 17,319 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 32.8 | 22.5 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 138.9 | 88.2 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 12 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
6Feb
2Mar
32Apr
29May
52Jun
71Jul
73Aug
40Sep
8Oct
10Nov
6Dec
3
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 183 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 332. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2025 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $500K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $500K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2024 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Apr 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2023 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Oct 2023 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 82 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | $1.0M | $5.0M | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $70K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Dec 2020 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2020 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Mar 2020 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Mar 2020 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 64 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Oct 2019 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Aug 2019 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $1.5M | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2019 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 45 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Oct 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1.0M | $2.0M | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $75K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2017 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Dec 2016 | High Wind | 64 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $100K | $2.0M | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1.0M | $4.0M | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $500K | $3.5M | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Feb 2012 | High Wind | 45 mph | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $25K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $500K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | $200K | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $100K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $25K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $5K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | $5K | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $20K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2006 | High Wind | 46 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2005 | High Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 87 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2004 | High Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2003 | Strong Wind | 64 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 106 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $100K | $4.0M | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 101 mph | $150K | $300K | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $300K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $100K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $100K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Oct 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | $100K | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 1996 | High Wind | 70 mph | $100K | $200K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Oct 1996 | High Wind | 60 mph | $10K | $5K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $8K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | $125K | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Dawson County had?
332 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 Dawson County?
15 Mar 2026 (High Wind, 60 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Dawson County?
The thunderstorm wind of 9 Jul 2021, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.0M and crop damage at $5.0M.
How does Dawson County compare with Nebraska for wind?
32.8 events per 100 square miles against 22.5 statewide; the county holds 332 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.