213
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$101K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Cheyenne County, Nebraska: 213 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 82. That places the county #934 nationally and #18 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Cheyenne County, Nebraska: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Cheyenne County is the 2010s, when 66 of the county's 213 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Cheyenne County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 25.4% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #934 for this hazard and #18 within Nebraska, putting it in the 70.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Cheyenne County with 76 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2025 | SUNOL | 52 | $0 |
| Oct 4, 2025 | (SNY)SIDNEY ARPT | 52 | $0 |
| Oct 4, 2025 | LORENZO | 53 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2025 | (SNY)SIDNEY ARPT | 54 | $0 |
| Jul 6, 2025 | BROWNSON | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | (SNY)SIDNEY ARPT | 64 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | (SNY)SIDNEY ARPT | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | HUNTSMAN | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | BROWNSON | 54 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | POTTER | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Cheyenne County
- Hail 485
- Tornado 69
- Flash Flood 49
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Thunderstorm winds of 62 MPH blew the roof off a construction company building at 1746 and deposited the roof 100 yards away. Winds also damaged several business signs, and split a tree truck which then partially blocked a residential street.
Straight-line winds gusting as high as 80 mph downed trees and utility poles causing widespread power outages throughout Sidney. Power was restored in three hours. A wind gust to 78 mph was measured at the Sidney airport at 1821 MST.
Up to four inches of rain fell in eastern Kimball County and western Cheyenne County. The rain caused the temporary closure of a county road due to a washout. Just to the south of Potter, 20 to 30 percent of the crops were damaged by hail.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Cheyenne County, Nebraska?
213 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Cheyenne County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Cheyenne County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Cheyenne County measured 82.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Cheyenne County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Cheyenne County, Nebraska.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nebraska/cheyenne-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.