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A powerful early spring storm tracked north across Nebraska toward South Dakota on Monday, March 23rd. Ahead of the low pressure center, strong south to southeast gradient winds pounded central Nebraska and north central Kansas during the late morning and afternoon hours. The damaging winds made travel difficult for vehicles of all sizes and helped spread grass fires in the Kearney and Minden Nebraska areas late Monday afternoon. Thunderstorm-related wind gusts to 68 miles an hour were also reported at the York, Nebraska I-80 Interchange at 259 pm CDT. |
| Location | Peak Gust | Time (CDT) |
| Campbell Highway 4 @Milepost 49.7 (NDOR) | 68 mph | 245 PM |
| Clay Center Highway 14 & 74 Intersection (NDOR) | 68 mph | 358 PM |
| Grand Island S. Channel of the Platte I-80 (NDOR) | 61 mph | 441 PM |
| Shelton I-80 (NDOR) | 61 mph | 604 PM |
| Hebron Airport (AWOS) | 60 mph | 610 PM |
| Rainwater Basin (8 mi Southwest of Harvard) | 60 mph | 156 PM |
| Smith Center Airport (AWOS) | 60 mph | 154 PM |
| Grand Island Regional Airport (ASOS) | 60 mph | 443 PM |
| Hastings Airport (ASOS) | 59 mph | 405 PM |
| Kearney Regional Airport (AWOS) | 58 mph | 315 PM |
| York Airport (AWOS) | 56 mph | 630 PM |
| Kirwin Dam (RAWS) | 55 mph | 356 PM |
| Holdrege Brewster Field (AWOS) | 55 mph | 130 PM |
| Elm Creek I-80 Interchange (NDOR) | 52 mph | 143 PM |
| Ord Evelyn Sharp Field (ASOS) | 51 mph | 223 PM |
| Arapahoe U.S. 283 @ Milepost 19.54 (NDOR) | 50 mph | 133 PM |
| Phillipsburg Airport (AWOS) | 49 mph | 159 PM |
| Lexington Jim Kelly Field (AWOS) | 48 mph | 250 PM |
Thunderstorms developed after the noon hour and rapidly moved to the north. The storms became severe and produced hail to the size of half dollars and damaging winds to 68 mph across south central Nebraska. Tornadoes developed across portions of western, northern and eastern Nebraska. The top image shows the locations of the storm reports, and bottom image is a radar loop from of the thunderstorm event.
T - Tornado W - Wind H - Hail
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The following visible satellite images depict the progression of the upper low pressure system from 315 pm CDT to 615 pm CDT:
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