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Wind in Keith County, Nebraska
315 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.
Keith County, Nebraska, has 315 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 45 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 99 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 214 events against 63 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.8% of the 17,319 wind events recorded in Nebraska; its 29.7 per 100 square miles compares with 22.5 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
252 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 38 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 | Keith County | Nebraska | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 315 | 17,319 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 29.7 | 22.5 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 380.5 | 88.2 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 12 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
5Feb
3Mar
12Apr
20May
34Jun
99Jul
71Aug
32Sep
13Oct
13Nov
7Dec
6
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 185 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 315. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $1.0M | — | — | 8 | County |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $750K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 70 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Oct 2021 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Dec 2020 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 89 mph | $150K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 24 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 83 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Sep 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | $30K | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $120K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 94 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | 1 | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $80K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 24 Apr 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $5K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 24 Apr 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Nov 2005 | High Wind | 69 mph | $7K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | 3 | County |
| 21 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | $2K | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 105 mph | $240K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 1997 | High Wind | — | — | $20K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Oct 1997 | High Wind | — | $6K | $40K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 82 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 94 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Keith County had?
315 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 Keith County?
30 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 Keith County?
The thunderstorm wind of 30 Jun 2026, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.0M.
How does Keith County compare with Nebraska for wind?
29.7 events per 100 square miles against 22.5 statewide; the county holds 315 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.