Wednesday’s peak wind gusts & storm track recap

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The 5pm to 7pm window on July 31st across our area was quite damaging thanks to a fast moving line of storms that raced west to east. Wind gusts peaked near 90 mph in many spots including a 90 mph gust at Eppley Airfield.

Many areas around the metro experienced 60-90 mph wind gusts several times over a half hour window as the storm moved through. This unrelenting wind cause the majority of the damage but there were a couple reports of brief tornadoes too. It will be tough to determine if there were any additional tornadoes among the widespread straight line wind damage. Damage is damage at this point and many people have a lot of cleanup ahead. You can see the path of the storm based on the storm reports that were submitted.

Here’s a look at the radar as the storms moved through causing damage across the entire metro area. Click on the video below.

The strong winds on Wednesday resulted in a lot of tree damage and property damage. Large, healthy trees were snapped in half, powerlines fell into the streets, with large branches and debris found scattered about. Click through the gallery below to find viewer photos sent in to 6 News.

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