252
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$7.2M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Hall County, Nebraska: 252 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 80. That places the county #677 nationally and #9 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Hall County, Nebraska: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Hall County is the 2010s, when 73 of the county's 252 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 Hall County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 35.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #677 for this hazard and #9 within Nebraska, putting it in the 78.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Hall County with 63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 1992 | 59 | 0 | 1 | $0 | |
| Jul 10, 1986 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2025 | WOOD RIVER | 53 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | WOOD RIVER | 50 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | (GRI)GRAND IS RGNL A | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | GRAND IS | 63 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | (GRI)GRAND IS RGNL A | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 3, 2024 | WOOD RIVER | 50 | $0 |
| May 24, 2024 | GRAND IS | 56 | $75K |
| May 21, 2024 | (GRI)GRAND IS RGNL A | 51 | $0 |
| May 4, 2024 | (GRI)GRAND IS RGNL A | 50 | $0 |
| May 4, 2024 | DONIPHAN | 56 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Hall County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Damage reported from the wind gusts estimated near 80 MPH included a local housing company having a show home destroyed when it rolled, siding and window damage to a number of homes and recreational vehicles, and vehicle and roof damage at a local manufacturing plant. Tree damage was reported across town. Near the intersection of Highways 30 and 281, a personal storage facility was destroyed and a power pole was snapped and fell on a business. West of town, pivots were overturned and a number of train cars were derailed.
The peak measured wind gust was 84 MPH, recorded at 10:30 PM CDT by the Central Nebraska Regional Airport at Grand Island ASOS. Other measured wind gusts included 66 MPH at 10:34 PM CDT by a mesonet station located one mile northwest of Wood River and 63 MPH at 10:41 PM CDT by a mesonet station located four miles west-southwest of Wood River. County dispatch and broadcast media reported widespread tree damage across the county, including large healthy trees downed, with multiple power poles snapped and power lines downed. Underpasses in Grand Island were briefly impassible due to heavy rainfall.
Numerous irrigation pivots were overturned along an approximately 6 mile long path from Wood River south to near Interstate 80. In Wood River, large trees were damaged or destroyed and power poles were knocked down. Heavy rain from these thunderstorms resulted in the intersection of 140th and Holling Roads, just south of town, being covered in water.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Hall County, Nebraska?
252 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Hall County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Hall County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Hall County measured 80.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Hall 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 Hall County, Nebraska.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nebraska/hall-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.