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The last day of March 2009 was marked by a strong northwest wind across central and south central Nebraska and north central Kansas. Deep low pressure tracking into southern Minnesota...and high pressure over the southern plains left our region with a tight pressure gradient responsible for the strong wind. For those counting millibars...there was a 15 millibar pressure difference between central Nebraska and southwest Minnesota during the afternoon.
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| Location | Peak Gust | Time (CDT) |
| Shelton I-80 (NDOR) | 53 mph | 1025 AM |
| Arapahoe U.S. 283 @ Milepost 19.54 (NDOR) | 53 mph | 1124 AM |
| York I-80 Interchange (NDOR) | 52 mph | 219 PM |
| Ord Evelyn Sharp Field (ASOS) | 52 mph | 1016 AM |
| Elm Creek I-80 Interchange (NDOR) | 51 mph | 1027 AM |
| Lexington Jim Kelly Field (AWOS) | 51 mph | 1250 PM |
| Clay Center Highway 14 & 74 Intersection (NDOR) | 50 mph | 118 PM |
| York Airport (AWOS) | 49 mph | 1210 PM |
| Campbell Highway 4 @Milepost 49.7 (NDOR) | 48 mph | 1029 AM |
| Holdrege Brewster Field (AWOS) | 48 mph | 1010 AM |
| Hastings Airport (ASOS) | 48 mph | 153 PM |
| Grand Island S. Channel of the Platte I-80 (NDOR) | 47 mph | 331 PM |
| Hebron Airport (AWOS) | 47 mph | 1030 AM |
| Miller Highway 83 & Highway 40 Intersection (NDOR) | 47 mph | 1132 AM |
| Grand Island Regional Airport (ASOS) | 46 mph | 1153 AM |
| Aurora Airport (AWOS) | 46 mph | 330 PM |
| Kearney Regional Airport (AWOS) | 46 mph | 1215 PM |
| Rainwater Basin (8 mi Southwest of Harvard) | 43 mph | 1256 PM |
| Kirwin Reservoir (RAWS) | 43 mph | 1056 AM |
