Intense winds (from varying directions) and widespread blowing dust due to recent very dry conditions were common within South Central Nebraska on this Tuesday, driven by the passage of a potent surface low pressure system and accompanying frontal boundaries. The day started out with elongated surface low pressure extending from northeast Colorado northward through the Panhandle of Nebraska and into southwestern South Dakota. A warm front extended eastward along the western/central Nebraska-Kansas border before dipping southward through eastern Kansas, while a dryline was set up across western Kansas. Through the daytime hours, the surface low shifted northeast, pulling the warm front north through the region and pushing the dryline east. By midday the warm front had shifted north of the local area, with the dryline through central Nebraska and Kansas and a strong cold front steadily approaching the western edges of the local area. Between the mid-afternoon and early evening hours this cold front surged across South Central Nebraska from northwest-to-southeast.
During the morning hours gusty south-southeast winds developed ahead of the surface dryline, and behind its passage winds shifted more southwesterly. Gusts over 45 MPH were common both ahead of and behind the dryline, with a few isolated higher gusts, including 61 MPH near Davenport early in the afternoon. Once the cold front pushed through later in the afternoon and into the early evening, the combination of cold air advection and stout pressure rises drove frequent west-northwesterly gusts of 50-55 MPH, as well as a handful exceeding 60 MPH. The peak gust for the daylight hours in South Central Nebraska was 67 MPH...clocked just after 6 p.m. CDT by the same mesonet near Davenport. After sunset and behind the cold front, a few of the highest official gusts in the area included 65 MPH at Ord airport and 63 MPH at Hastings airport. This high wind event was one of several during April 2022 within South Central Nebraska, as this ended up being the overall-windiest April since at least 1951 (per analysis of Grand Island airport data).

High Wind in NUCKOLLS, NEBRASKA
From 12-APR-22 16:00:00 to 12-APR-22 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 58.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Several gusts over 58 MPH were recorded during this period. The peak measured gust was 67 MPH, measured by a mesonet station located four miles west-northwest of Davenport.

High Wind in VALLEY, NEBRASKA
From 12-APR-22 20:30:00 to 12-APR-22 23:30:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Several gusts over 58 MPH were recorded during this period by the Ord Airport ASOS, with a peak measured gust of 64 MPH.

High Wind in ADAMS, NEBRASKA
From 12-APR-22 19:00:00 to 12-APR-22 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 55.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Several gusts over 58 MPH were recorded during this period by the Hastings Airport ASOS, with a peak measured gust of 63 MPH.

High Wind in VALLEY, NEBRASKA
From 12-APR-22 16:00:00 to 12-APR-22 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Several gusts over 58 MPH were recorded during this period by the Ord Airport ASOS. with a peak measured gust of 60 MPH.

High Wind in KEARNEY, NEBRASKA
From 12-APR-22 20:21:00 to 12-APR-22 20:21:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A wind gust of 60 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located two miles north-northeast of Norman.

High Wind in DAWSON, NEBRASKA
From 12-APR-22 16:09:00 to 12-APR-22 16:09:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located one mile north-northeast of Cozad.

High Wind in CLAY, NEBRASKA
From 12-APR-22 17:00:00 to 12-APR-22 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located two miles west of Ong.

High Wind in THAYER, NEBRASKA
From 12-APR-22 13:15:00 to 12-APR-22 13:15:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 53.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A wind gust of 61 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located in Davenport.

High Wind in FILLMORE, NEBRASKA
From 12-APR-22 14:00:00 to 12-APR-22 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind gusts near and exceeding 58 MPH were recorded during this period, with a peak measured wind gust of 59 MPH from a mesonet station located two miles west of Shickley.

High Wind in THAYER, NEBRASKA
From 12-APR-22 16:00:00 to 12-APR-22 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Gusts near 58 MPH were recorded during this period. The highest gust was 58 MPH, measured by a mesonet station located in Davenport.

High Wind in YORK, NEBRASKA
From 12-APR-22 17:29:00 to 12-APR-22 17:29:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles west of York.

High Wind in HALL, NEBRASKA
From 12-APR-22 19:57:00 to 12-APR-22 19:57:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

A wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by the Grand Island Airport ASOS.

High Wind in HAMILTON, NEBRASKA
From 12-APR-22 19:00:00 to 12-APR-22 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Wind gusts of 58 MPH were measured a few times during this hour by the Aurora Airport AWOS.

High Wind in BUFFALO, NEBRASKA
From 12-APR-22 21:05:00 to 12-APR-22 21:05:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles east-southeast of Kearney.

High Wind in FILLMORE, NEBRASKA
From 12-APR-22 16:00:00 to 12-APR-22 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 55.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Several gusts over 58 MPH were recorded during this period. The peak measured gust was 63 MPH, measured by mesonet stations located two miles west of Shickley and three miles north-northwest of Fairmont.