96
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.7M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Howard County, Nebraska: 96 recorded events between 1960 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 89. That places the county #2,257 nationally and #60 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Howard County, Nebraska: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Howard County is the 2000s, when 28 of the county's 96 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 Howard County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 23.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,257 for this hazard and #60 within Nebraska, putting it in the 28.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Howard County with 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2024 | ST PAUL | 52 | $5K |
| Apr 16, 2024 | ST PAUL | 52 | $1K |
| Apr 16, 2024 | DANNEBROG | 52 | $1K |
| Jul 29, 2023 | ST PAUL | 61 | $15K |
| Jul 23, 2022 | ST PAUL | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2022 | ST PAUL | 61 | $25K |
| Jul 23, 2022 | ELBA | 61 | $25K |
| Jul 23, 2022 | FARWELL | 61 | $500K |
| Aug 27, 2021 | FARWELL | 65 | $200K |
| Jun 4, 2020 | ST LIBORY | 56 | $250K |
Other hazards here
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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
The combination of hail up to the size of golf balls and wind gusts of 60-75 MPH resulted in damage across central/southern Howard County. Most of the hail reports were dime to quarter size, with one report of golf ball hail north of Dannebrog, but a common theme was the copious amounts of hail. In a few spots, hail drifts were ankle-knee high. There were many reports of significant crop damage extending from around Farwell southeastward into the St. Paul and St. Libory areas. One spotter reported at least 1000 acres were destroyed just in their local area, with corn knocked down to just knee-high. Several irrigation pivots were tipped over, large tree limbs downed, and grain bins damaged, including one east-southeast of Farwell that was blown off its foundation. Emergency management reported that at least 12 power poles were damaged or snapped. At a residence 2 miles east-southeast of Farwell, a carport was destroyed and a barn door was ripped off (in addition to tree damage).
Wind gusts estimated to be near 70 MPH resulted in tree damage across the area. Large tree limbs were downed along Highway 58 near Dannebrog. A large pine tree in Boelus had its top snapped off, with a large branch impaling the roof of a nearby house.
Hail dropped by thunderstorms caused some crop damage in Howard County. North of Saint Paul, thunderstorm winds blew a grain bin off its foundation while wind driven hail caused roof and siding damage and broke several windows.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Howard County, Nebraska?
96 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Howard County between 1960 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Howard County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Howard County measured 89.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Howard 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 Howard County, Nebraska.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nebraska/howard-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.