218
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$699K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Gage County, Nebraska: 218 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #888 nationally and #15 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Gage County, Nebraska: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Gage County is the 2010s, when 58 of the county's 218 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 Gage County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 35.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #888 for this hazard and #15 within Nebraska, putting it in the 71.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Gage County with 60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2025 | HOLMESVILLE | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | ELLIS | 63 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | (BIE)BEATRICE ARPT | 57 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | BEATRICE | 54 | $0 |
| May 24, 2024 | CORTLAND | 59 | $0 |
| Oct 4, 2023 | (BIE)BEATRICE ARPT | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 6, 2023 | FILLEY | 54 | $0 |
| Aug 6, 2023 | PICKRELL | 56 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2023 | (BIE)BEATRICE ARPT | 59 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2023 | HOLMESVILLE | 57 | $0 |
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Thunderstorm winds estimated at over 70 mph caused widespread tree damage and farm outbuilding damage from south through east of the Beatrice area. The winds were associated with a bow echo that moved across the Beatrice area. A tornado spun up on the north end of the echo causing more significant damage north through northeast of Beatrice. Especially hard hit with damage from thunderstorm winds was the Rockford Lake State Recreation area, where 6 to 8 campers were blown over and cabin and tree damage was quite substantial. Emergency management estimated that the tornado and straight line winds caused at least a million dollars worth of damage.
Emergency manager reported significant tree damage in Wymore including a couple of trees and large limbs fallen on homes. Widespread power outages and crop damage around the area extending west to the Jefferson County line. Damage pattern indicates straight-line winds.
A NWS storm survey confirms a several mile wide swath of wind damage from eastern Saline across Gage county. One of the most intense damage areas was approximately 3 miles northwest of Blue Springs where a barn was destroyed, the roof of a large shed caved in, several power poles snapped, and significant tree damage occurred. Additional areas of intense wind damage occurred in west Beatrice and southwest Wilber.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Gage County, Nebraska?
218 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Gage County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Gage County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Gage County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Gage 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.
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“Thunderstorm Wind in Gage County, Nebraska.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nebraska/gage-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.