375
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$627K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Cherry County, Nebraska: 375 recorded events between 1961 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #258 nationally and #3 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Cherry County, Nebraska: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Cherry County is the 2010s, when 170 of the county's 375 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 Cherry County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 25.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #258 for this hazard and #3 within Nebraska, putting it in the 91.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Cherry County with 151 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 1989 | 87 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2025 | MERRIMAN | 52 | $0 |
| Sep 16, 2025 | (VTN)MILLER FLD VALE | 55 | $0 |
| Sep 9, 2025 | BROWNLEE | 56 | $0 |
| Jul 28, 2025 | (VTN)MILLER FLD VALE | 54 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2025 | VALENTINE | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2025 | VALENTINE | 70 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2025 | CROOKSTON | 52 | $2K |
| Jun 29, 2025 | (VTN)MILLER FLD VALE | 54 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | VALENTINE | 55 | $0 |
| Jun 12, 2025 | (VTN)MILLER FLD VALE | 58 | $0 |
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 strong winds lasted over an hour as the observation from the Remote Automated Weather Station at 9:14 p.m. CDT was 59 m.p.h.. Also, a cooperative observer one mile to the southwest reported winds of 60 m.p.h. at the same time.
A supercell storm evolved into a bow echo producing very strong winds across northeast Cherry County, particularly in the town of Valentine. The ASOS at the airport, on the south side of Valentine, recorded a wind gust of 69 kts (79 mph) at 8:44p.m. CDT, but a storm damage assessment estimated winds near 100 mph had hit the north side of town. Winds tore off part of the Cherry County Courthouse roof, destroyed a 150ft section of the Hometown Lumberyard storage building, severely damaged the United Methodist Church, damaged 15 homes, produced roof damage to the high school, and uprooted or broke off numerous large trees. The bow echo continued to move east and produced damage across Boyd, Keya Paha, Brown, Rock, and Holt counties.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Cherry County, Nebraska?
375 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Cherry County between 1961 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Cherry County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Cherry County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Cherry 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 Cherry County, Nebraska.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nebraska/cherry-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.