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Wind in Valley County, Nebraska
180 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.
Valley County, Nebraska, has 180 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 48 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 35 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 125 events against 31 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1% of the 17,319 wind events recorded in Nebraska; its 31.7 per 100 square miles compares with 22.5 statewide.
131 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 17 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 | Valley County | Nebraska | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 180 | 17,319 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 31.7 | 22.5 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 442.7 | 88.2 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 12 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
13Feb
5Mar
20Apr
17May
13Jun
35Jul
29Aug
19Sep
5Oct
9Nov
9Dec
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
All 180 events, most recent first. 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 | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Dec 2024 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Dec 2024 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Nov 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 83 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $500K | $2K | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Oct 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 89 mph | $1.5M | $5.0M | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Nov 2021 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 61 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Dec 2020 | High Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2020 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Oct 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jan 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jan 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jan 2019 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jan 2019 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jan 2019 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jan 2019 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jan 2019 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jan 2019 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Oct 2018 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2018 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Apr 2018 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Dec 2017 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Nov 2017 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Oct 2017 | High Wind | 64 mph | $25K | $1.0M | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Oct 2017 | High Wind | 58 mph | $25K | $1.0M | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Dec 2016 | High Wind | 64 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Feb 2016 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $100K | $2.0M | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $100K | $2.0M | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jan 2014 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Jan 2014 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Jan 2014 | High Wind | 48 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $100K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | $2.0M | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $150K | $2.0M | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $40K | $2.0M | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Oct 2012 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Oct 2012 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Jun 2012 | High Wind | 70 mph | $300K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Apr 2012 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Feb 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Feb 2012 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Nov 2011 | High Wind | 41 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $250K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 83 mph | $1.0M | $250K | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2011 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jan 2009 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Oct 2008 | High Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Feb 2007 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | $30K | $2.5M | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2005 | High Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Apr 2004 | High Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2002 | High Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Feb 2002 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Nov 2001 | High Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50K | $20K | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 1999 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Nov 1998 | High Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Oct 1997 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | $30K | $75K | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $30K | $75K | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Sep 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 1960 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1959 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Valley County had?
180 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 Valley County?
15 Mar 2026 (High Wind, 59 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Valley County?
The thunderstorm wind of 12 May 2022, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.5M and crop damage at $5.0M.
How does Valley County compare with Nebraska for wind?
31.7 events per 100 square miles against 22.5 statewide; the county holds 180 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.