119
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.3M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Nemaha County, Nebraska: 119 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 83. That places the county #1,945 nationally and #51 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Nemaha County, Nebraska: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Nemaha County is the 2000s, when 38 of the county's 119 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 Nemaha County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 33.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,945 for this hazard and #51 within Nebraska, putting it in the 38.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Nemaha County with 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | BROCK | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2025 | JOHNSON | 83 | $1.2M |
| Sep 22, 2024 | NEMAHA | 51 | $0 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | NEMAHA | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | NEMAHA | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2024 | NEMAHA | 60 | $0 |
| Jun 4, 2024 | NEMAHA | 60 | $0 |
| May 24, 2024 | BROWNVILLE | 50 | $0 |
| May 24, 2024 | BROWNVILLE | 50 | $0 |
| May 7, 2024 | NEMAHA | 56 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Nemaha County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A damaging wind event impacted Nemaha County, Nebraska, on the morning of August 10th, 2025, primarily affecting the northwest to north-central portion of the county. The severity of the storm was characterized by a single, significant damage report 4 miles southeast of Julian, where straight-line wind gusts were estimated as high as 95 miles per hour by Emergency Management. This high-end wind estimate was based on the destruction of a grain bin and a shed in the area.||Although only one report was officially documented in the county, the resulting damage was larger. The estimated cost for repairs to public infrastructure in Nemaha County was $1,224,827.00. This relatively high figure, derived from utility and transportation structure damage, suggests that while the most extreme winds were highly localized, they caused considerable, widespread harm to public assets along the storm's path, despite the lack of numerous individual storm reports.
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at around 60 mph downed 5 or 6 large tree limbs or trees 8 to 10 inches in diameter. At least one vehicle was destroyed by a downed tree. Some dime-size hail accompanied the strong winds.
A thunderstorm gust front, which preceded the rain from the storm, brought winds estimated at over 60 mph. These strong winds continued until well after the rain had started which, according to local newspaper reports, lasted for at least 15 minutes. The winds uprooted several big trees and snapped trees and limbs all over town. The downed trees and limbs caused house and vehicle damage, blocked streets and downed power lines. The downed power lines caused an hour and half power outage in Auburn and a 4 to 5 hour loss for rural areas surrounding town. A few transformers in the Auburn area were also damaged and a trailer was blown off of Highway 75 four miles south of town. This was the second wind storm within a week to hit the Auburn area, the other was on Aug. 4th, although this one was deemed much worse by local emergency management.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Nemaha County, Nebraska?
119 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Nemaha County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Nemaha County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Nemaha County measured 83.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Nemaha 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 Nemaha County, Nebraska.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nebraska/nemaha-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.