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Wind in Holt County, Nebraska
234 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.
Holt County, Nebraska, has 234 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 49 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 73 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 141 events against 64 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 9.7 per 100 square miles compares with 22.5 statewide.
166 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 28 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 | Holt County | Nebraska | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 234 | 17,319 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 9.7 | 22.5 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 232.9 | 88.2 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 12 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
4Feb
5Mar
2Apr
4May
14Jun
73Jul
56Aug
54Sep
10Oct
7Nov
2Dec
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 178 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 234. 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 | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Nov 2025 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 82 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $50K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 12 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 87 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jan 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Dec 2016 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Feb 2016 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Feb 2016 | High Wind | 44 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | — | — | — | 2 | County |
| 30 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 119 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jan 2014 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Sep 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Oct 2012 | High Wind | 45 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Sep 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 2010 | High Wind | 44 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $120K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $60K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $35K | $25K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $40K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | $5K | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $8K | $8K | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | $5K | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $55K | $18K | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $75K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $200K | $150K | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 1997 | High Wind | — | — | $20K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 1996 | High Wind | 61 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Oct 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Oct 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 1959 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 1955 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 1955 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Holt County had?
234 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 Holt County?
9 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 79 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Holt County?
The thunderstorm wind of 30 May 2011, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.0M.
How does Holt County compare with Nebraska for wind?
9.7 events per 100 square miles against 22.5 statewide; the county holds 234 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.