A Double Dose Of Windy...May 19-20
A tight pressure gradient squeezed in between surface low pressure over the Central High Plains...and a high pressure ridge extending from Texas across the eastern United States...left central and south central Nebraska and north central Kansas with a pair of windy and warm days, Tuesday and Wednesday, May 19-20, 2009. Although sustained wind speeds often reached 30 MPH across parts of the area, peak gusts remained under 45 MPH for the most part.
The tables below provide a listing of peak wind gusts from both days, as measured by various automated sensors:
(Note: NDOR indicates Nebraska Department of Roads equipment, RAWS data courtesy of Bureau of Land Management)
Peak Wind Gusts -- Wednesday, May 20th
| Location | Peak Gust | Time (CDT) |
| Grand Island S. Channel of the Platte I-80 (NDOR) | 48 mph | 921 AM |
| Aurora Municipal Airport (AWOS) |
46 mph | 1010 AM |
| Grand Island Central Nebraska Regional Airport (ASOS) | 44 mph | 855 AM |
| Kearney Regional Airport (AWOS) | 43 mph | 235 PM |
| Arcadia NE, Highway 70 (NDOR) | 43 mph | 239 AM |
| Hastings Municipal Airport (ASOS) |
41 mph | 916 AM |
| York Municipal Airport (AWOS) | 41 mph | 310 PM |
| Campbell NE, Highway 4 @Milepost 49.7 (NDOR) | 41 mph | 1000 AM |
| Rainwater Basin RAWS (4 mi Southwest of Harvard NE) |
41 mph | 1056 AM |
| Arapahoe NE, Highway 283 @ Milepost 19.54 (NDOR) | 40 mph | 353 AM |
| Ord Evelyn Sharp Field Airport (ASOS) | 40 mph | 1003 AM |
| Holdrege Brewster Field Airport (AWOS) | 40 mph | 830 AM |
| Location | Peak Gust | Time (CDT) |
| Elm Creek I-80 Interchange (NDOR) | 44 mph | 428 PM |
| Holdrege Brewster Field (AWOS) | 44 mph | 450 PM |
| Lexington Jim Kelly Field (AWOS) | 43 mph | 230 PM |
| Kearney Regional Airport (AWOS) | 43 mph | 635 PM |
| Osborne, Kansas (Ham Radio Operator) | 42 mph | 433 PM |
| Grand Island S. Channel of the Platte I-80 (NDOR) | 42 mph | 750 PM |
| Shelton I-80 (NDOR) | 42 mph | 445 PM |
| Arapahoe U.S. 283 @ Milepost 19.54 (NDOR) | 42 mph | 354 PM |
| Shelton I-80 (NDOR) | 42 mph | 445 PM |
| Ord Evelyn Sharp Field (ASOS) | 41 mph | 553 PM |
| Campbell Highway 4 @Milepost 49.7 (NDOR) | 41 mph | 728 PM |
| Grand Island Regional Airport (ASOS) | 40 mph | 453 PM |
| Rainwater Basin RAWS (4 mi Southwest of Harvard NE) |
40 mph | 456 PM |
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