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Wind in Gage County, Nebraska
246 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 246 wind events in Gage County, Nebraska, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 57 years.
June is the busiest month, with 59 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 132 events against 72 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.4% of the 17,319 wind events recorded in Nebraska; its 28.9 per 100 square miles compares with 22.5 statewide.
159 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 24 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 | Gage County | Nebraska | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 246 | 17,319 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 28.9 | 22.5 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 113.8 | 88.2 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 12 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
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3Mar
13Apr
17May
48Jun
59Jul
30Aug
30Sep
18Oct
16Nov
4Dec
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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 246. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Oct 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 41 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Dec 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jan 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 89 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jan 2014 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Oct 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Dec 1997 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Oct 1997 | High Wind | 52 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Oct 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Oct 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $23K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 1997 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Oct 1996 | High Wind | 49 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Oct 1996 | High Wind | 49 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 1996 | High Wind | 49 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Feb 1996 | High Wind | 48 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Feb 1996 | High Wind | 48 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Aug 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Sep 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Sep 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Sep 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Dec 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Nov 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Oct 1968 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1968 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1967 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1965 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 1964 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 1964 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1964 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1961 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1960 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 1959 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Gage County had?
246 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 Gage County?
18 May 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 70 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Gage County?
The thunderstorm wind of 29 May 2008, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $250K.
How does Gage County compare with Nebraska for wind?
28.9 events per 100 square miles against 22.5 statewide; the county holds 246 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.