124
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.5M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Richardson County, Nebraska: 124 recorded events between 1960 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 79. That places the county #1,883 nationally and #49 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Richardson County, Nebraska: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Richardson County is the 2010s, when 27 of the county's 124 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 Richardson County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 35.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,883 for this hazard and #49 within Nebraska, putting it in the 40.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Richardson County with 33 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 11, 2026 | FALLS CITY ARPT | 59 | $0 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | HUMBOLDT | 50 | $0 |
| Oct 30, 2024 | FALLS CITY | 79 | $1.5M |
| Oct 30, 2024 | PRESTON | 61 | $5K |
| Jun 16, 2024 | (FNB)BRENER FLD FALL | 52 | $0 |
| May 7, 2024 | HUMBOLDT | 62 | $0 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | FALLS CITY | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2023 | FALLS CITY | 56 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2023 | FALLS CITY | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 5, 2023 | DAWSON | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Richardson County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A swath of destructive straight line winds impacted portions of southeast Richardson County including Falls City. The Falls City ASOS measured a 91 miles per hour wind gust at 1:09 pm CDT, and again at 1:12 pm CDT. The ASOS lost power and stopped transmitting data at 1:15 pm CDT. Widespread tree damage was reported across Falls City with snow plows assisting in the removal of tree debris. Trees went through the roofs of two homes, and an additional house had a wall blown down as reported by law enforcement. A large factory in town lost approximately 3 to 4 thousand square feet of its roof. Powerlines were down across the southeast portion of the county, debris was strewn out across fields, and a school bus was reported to have been moved by the wind.
Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured at 58 mph by Asos at the Falls City airport at 743pm CDT. Winds were estimated at close to 65 mph in town which downed numerous tree limbs. Pea-size hail and over 3 inches of rain in an hour was also reported. The storm total in the Fall City area this evening was over 3 inches.
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph downed many very large tree limbs blocking east-west travel on Highway 62 in Stella. The winds also ripped shingles off of some roofs and was accompanied by small hail. Grain bins and corn and bean fields suffered damage north of town.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Richardson County, Nebraska?
124 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Richardson County between 1960 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Richardson County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Richardson County measured 79.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Richardson 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 Richardson County, Nebraska.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nebraska/richardson-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.