Powerful windstorm slams region, gusts near 70 mph reported near Sidney

A powerful windstorm is sweeping across the Nebraska Panhandle and southeast Wyoming with gusts nearing 70 mph near Sidney and over 90 mph in parts of Wyoming.

March 12, 2026Updated: March 12, 2026

By News Channel Nebraska

Regional

Learning Without Limits: UNK expands online options for undergraduate students

Hastings City Council Debate Leads to Failed Appointments

Family Displaced After Hastings House Fire

Firefighters Rescue Dogs from Hastings House Fire

Younes shares vision for Kearney's Good Life District

Flatwater Forum brings live journalism discussions to Kearney

State

Auburn celebrates 50 years of Tree City USA

Powerful windstorm slams region, gusts near 70 mph reported near Sidney

Regional

Learning Without Limits: UNK expands online options for undergraduate students

Hastings City Council Debate Leads to Failed Appointments

Family Displaced After Hastings House Fire

Firefighters Rescue Dogs from Hastings House Fire

Younes shares vision for Kearney's Good Life District

Flatwater Forum brings live journalism discussions to Kearney

State

Auburn celebrates 50 years of Tree City USA

JCH&L plans to expand slate of therapy services, earns national Top 20 recognition

Black Hills Energy natural gas customers in Nebraska to get $4.7 million in refunds

Drug search at Valentine High School

Sidney school board recognizes March students of the month

Preliminary Trial Wednesday for former county assessor

Sports

Kimball Junior High Track begins track season, setting personal records

Cougar notes: WNCC baseball sweeps Otero on Sunday

Eagles Wrap Up Series With Orediggers

Colorado sports notes: Padres top Rockies 7-2 for 4-game sweep but Nick Pivetta exits with stiff elbow

Russell slams three home runs, WNCC splits with Otero

Eagles Notes: Chadron State Distance Runners Compete at Kit Mayer Classic

Ag & Outdoor

Outdoor notes: Bighorn sheep regular lottery applications begin April 20

Outdoor notes: NGPC offering pastures, hay tracts to those affected by wildfires

Outdoor notes: Work to begin soon on Smith Lake WMA Aquatic Habitat Project

Outdoor notes: Game and Parks urges caution when recreating outdoors due to wildfires

Outdoor notes: Temporary closure of Clear Creek WMA for safety

‘Worst-case scenario’: Fertilizer, fuel cost spikes hitting Nebraska farmers hard