Thunderstorm Wind — Douglas, Nebraska
June 27, 2008 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
This is a continuation of the damage path from the bow echo that started in Dodge and Saunders county to the west. The damage path in Douglas county was about 5 to 7 miles wide and a NWS storm survey estimated winds of at least 70 mph and in some cases up to 100 to 115 mph. Wind equipment at the NWS office just outside of Valley measured 77 mph winds at 434 pm CDT just before the equipment failed. Meteorologists there estimated winds exceeded 80 mph at the office. The Awos at the Millard airport, just south of the severe damage swath, measured a wind gust of 59 mph at 450 pm. ||The damage path crossed into the county from the Woodcliff area south of Fremont and spread toward and then just north of the Elkhorn area. In the Valley area trees were damaged or uprooted, a fireworks tent a
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.